MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A Myrtle Beach man won half a million dollars on a $10 scratch-off ticket the day after his birthday.
The lucky winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he picked a scratch-off from the Murphy Express on International Drive while out with a friend.
He took the ticket with him and asked his friend to scratch it while he was driving, when his friend started laughing.
The man pulled over to see what was happening and said he was more surprised than amused when he saw that his $10 scratch-off ticket was worth $500,000.
The winner said, “I have more opportunities now,” after winning.
The odds of winning the $500,000 prize on the My Money Maker game are 1 in 1,152,000. Four more top prizes are remaining in the game after this win.
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