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An Aiken Woman Wins $200,000 in SC Scratch-off Lottery Game

A $5 investment turned into a $200,000 cash prize for one Aiken County woman this week . The woman bought a $5 scratch-off Carolina Gold 20x lottery ticket at the…

South Carolina woman wins in scratch off game

Aiken County Woman Wins $200,000 in Scratch-Off Lottery Game

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A $5 investment turned into a $200,000 cash prize for one Aiken County woman this week .

The woman bought a $5 scratch-off Carolina Gold 20x lottery ticket at the Enmark Station on Edgefield Highway while on her way home from work

The Enmark Store 860 will get a $2,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.

The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, says she plans to buy a new house with her winnings.

According to a news release from the South Carolina Education Lottery, "three winners won a combined total of $430,000 in prize money.  The wins leave one top prize remaining in the Carolina Gold 20x game at odds of 1 in 528,000, one top prize in the Carolina Gold 50x game at odds of 1 in 750,000, and two top prizes in the Triple Play game at odds of 1 in 750,000."

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.