South Carolina lottery winner used strategy he learned from TLC reality show

Denette Wilford
Published Jun 28, 2022  •  1 minute read
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A Powerball ticket sits on the counter at Kavanagh Liquors on January 13, 2016 in San Lorenzo, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A Powerball ticket sits on the counter at Kavanagh Liquors on January 13, 2016 in San Lorenzo, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Photo by Justin Sullivan /Getty Images

A South Carolina man who won $100,000 on a Powerball ticket is giving credit where credit is due: TV network TLC.

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The winner from Lowcountry, whose identity remains unknown, “decided to try an experiment after watching an episode of Lottery Changed My Life,” according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.

The reality show chronicles the lives of former lottery winners, how they scored the grand prize, and what it’s been like since they struck it rich.

The idea behind the strategy was simple: spend $25 a week on lottery tickets for three months.

It took him seven weeks, or $175 in lottery purchases, before he won a whopping $100,000.

“The first week I won $500,” he said, adding, “I didn’t even know how to play Powerball.”

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He thought he only matched two numbers but when his wife took a look at the ticket, she noticed the Powerball number.

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Upon closer examination, they realized five of his numbers matched, just one short of winning the May 28 jackpot.

But because he spent the extra $1 for PowerPlay, what would’ve been a $50,000 prize was doubled when a “2” multiplier was drawn, according to the press release.

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The winner has since bought a car and he’s still spending $25 a week on lottery tickets.

“I’m going to finish out the three months.”

This week’s Powerball jackpot is $312 million.

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