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.