Quick pick numbers recycled for months earn a $140,000 lottery prize – upi.com

    <style type="text/css">             article ul  li { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; }        </style>                        <div style="padding-bottom: 15px;">             <script type="module" crossorigin data-ll="1" data-src="https://instaread.co/js/instaread.player.js"></script>           <instaread-player publication="upi"></instaread-player>         </div>      <div style="clear: both;"></div>                <article itemprop="articleBody">  <p><span class="story_dl">Oct. 23 (UPI) --</span> A South Carolina woman said she recycled the same set of quick pick lottery numbers for several months, and was rewarded with a $140,000 Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot.</p> <p>The Pee Dee woman <a href="https://www.sceducationlottery.com/News" target="_blank">told South Carolina Education <a href="https://www.upi.com/topic/lottery/" target="_blank" title="Lottery" class="tpstyle">Lottery</a> officials</a> she is a frequent Palmetto Cash 5 player and a few months ago she got a set of numbers from a quick pick ticket and decided to stick with them. <div class="mt-5 text-center mb-5" style="min-height: 305px;"><div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div></div></p> <p>"I played it over and over again," she said.</p> <p>The woman used those numbers when she bought a ticket for a September drawing at Refuel in Lamar.</p> <p>Her loyalty to the numbers paid off with a $140,000 prize.</p> <p>The winner said she has already put her prize money to good use by buying a new car.</p>  <div class="read-more-inline lato"><h3 class="arimo bold">Read More</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/22/lotto-Maryland-Lottery-license-plate-numbers/9211761161701/" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'Odd News');"  title="Man uses numbers from a license plate to win $50,000 lottery prize">Man uses numbers from a license plate to win $50,000 lottery prize</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/22/West-Coast-Giant-Pumpkin-Regatta-Tualatin-Oregon/7751761152027/" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'Odd News');"  title="Giant pumpkin boats race across Oregon lake in annual event">Giant pumpkin boats race across Oregon lake in annual event</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/21/lotto-Maryland-Lottery-repeating-numbers-Pick-5/5391761064652/" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'Odd News');"  title="Number coincidence leads woman to $250,000 lottery win">Number coincidence leads woman to $250,000 lottery win</a></li></ul></div>           </article>                  <div class="read-more-about">               <ul>                    <li>Topics</li>                     <li><a href="https://www.upi.com/topic/lottery/">Lottery</a></li>               </ul>           </div>                              <div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-lz-widget data-pub-id="49476" data-widget-id="288021"></div>            <div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div>                     <div class="sections">              <div class="sections-header m-t-20"><div class="widget-header"><h3 class="l-s-25">Latest Headlines</h3></div></div>                 <div class="row story list m-t-30">                             <div class="col-md-12">                                 <a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/23/Bozeman-Spirits-Distillery-bear-visitor-Montana/6461761241590/" title="Black bear pays a visit to Montana distillery" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Latest Headline', 'Odd News');" class="row">                                     <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-4">                                        <img class="lazy" src="/img/clear.gif" data-src="https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/6461761241590/2025/i/17612417613981/v1.2/Black-bear-pays-a-visit-to-Montana-distillery.jpg?stfi=1" title="Black bear pays a visit to Montana distillery" alt="Black bear pays a visit to Montana distillery" width="200" height="166" style="width:200px; 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