Darlington Man Wins Palmetto Cash 5 Twice
COLUMBIA – A Darlington man is a two-time lottery winner.
Yesterday, he cashed in two winning Palmetto Cash 5 tickets worth $100,000 and $200,000.
“This is life-changing,” he said.
For more than a decade he’s consistently played Palmetto Cash 5, trying out different strategies to win.
His idea to quick pick five numbers at the Situ LLC on South Main St. and then drive three miles to the EZ Shop on Pearl St. and play those same numbers for a second time paid off.
“I’m paying off my house,” he said. “I’m debt free.”
On the local news he heard where two stores in Darlington sold winning lottery tickets. He checked his tickets and discovered both wins were his. His two tickets matched all five numbers drawn on Monday, January 30 (6, 12, 16, 28 and 36).
And he says he’ll keep playing.
“Yes, of course,” he said. “I’m looking forward to it.”
Because he Powered-up the second ticket, his $100,000 prize was doubled to $200,000 when a “2” multiplier was selected.
The odds of winning $100,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 1 in 501,942. The odds of winning $200,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 1 in 1,003,884.
The odds of winning both prizes in the same drawing were seemingly unlikely, until now.
For selling the claimed tickets, Situ LLC received a commission of $1,000 and EZ Shop received $2,000.
