If you purchased a Mega Millions® ticket from Hickory Point #36 at 2312 Easley Highway in Piedmont, then you might be $250,000 richer. A ticket sold in Piedmont matched all five white ball numbers drawn Friday night.
Had the ticket holder purchased Megaplier® for an extra $1, the $250,000 Match 5 prize would have been an automatic $1 MILLION. The odds of winning 250,000 are 1 in 3,904,701.
Winning numbers for the Mega Millions® drawn on Friday, July 20 are: 2, 44, 48, 50, and 52, Megaball®: 3, Megaplier®: 3
More than 6,800 players in South Carolina hold tickets for prizes from $2 up to $250,000. Of these, more than 2,200 players purchased Megaplier® to see their winning amounts multiplied by “3.”
Players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit www.sceducationlottery.com.
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