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‘Until I make a big purchase, it’s not real’: Ga woman wins $1 million in lottery

FILE - A lottery ticket vending machine sits a convenience store, July 21, 2022, in Northbrook, Ill. The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, July 25, 2022 with a jackpot at $790 million. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – A Georgia woman won $1 million while playing the South Carolina Education Lottery.

According to lottery officials, the woman bought a THE MILLION game ticket at the B K World at 3027 N. Main Street in Anderson while on the way to a family member’s birthday party.

When she FaceTimed her husband, he asked, “You won $1 million, why are you so calm?”

Her response, “because it hasn’t sunk in.”

The Lottery caught up with the millionaire a few days later. The woman says her husband has already bought something special for himself, but she hasn’t yet.

“Until I make a big purchase, it’s not real,” she said.

Two more top prizes remain in the game.