Consistency is key
By Kate Northrop
WINNSBORO, S.C. — A South Carolina lottery player finally won big after playing the same numbers for years, scooping a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot of $507,000.
It's about time her lottery numbers came through, one South Carolina woman had to say when her numbers hit a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot worth $507,000.
The South Carolina Lottery announced on Thursday that an anonymous Midlands woman claimed a six-figure jackpot after having played her numbers for years.
"It's about time," she told Lottery officials when she received her prize.
The lucky break occurred when she bought a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket from Cuz's Corner on South Congress Street in Winnsboro, a town whose name seemed coincidentally fitting for the momentous occasion.
The June 10, 2025 drawing produced the winning numbers 9, 11, 23, 24, and 39 and matched all five numbers printed on her ticket, something that the winner said was incredible to finally see.
"It was unreal," she added.
What made it even more rewarding, she said to the Lottery, was how high the jackpot had grown to be at the time of her win. Prior to her win, it had returned to its starting point at $100,000 after someone won $1.13 million on May 19, and it had proceeded to roll 23 drawings before she won the prize.
She plans on investing the winnings, she said in a press release.
For selling the winning ticket, Cuz's Corner received a commission of $5,070 from the Lottery.
The odds of matching all five numbers to win the Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 850,668.
Palmetto Cash 5 is an in-state daily draw game that features a starting jackpot of $100,000 that increases by a minimum of $10,000 every time a drawing goes without a winner.
Palmetto Cash 5 drawings take place every day at 6:59 pm EST. The cutoff time for the drawing occurs daily at 6:45 p.m. Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2.
All Palmetto Cash 5 winning numbers, prizes, and odds are published on Lottery Post's South Carolina Lottery Results page right after each drawing.
when someone wins after playing the same numbers for years, you gotta wonder what the secret meaning behind their numbers is.
Congratulations
Patiently waiting for me to repeat a similar story cause I've been playing My 2 PALMETTO 5 sets for 5 years or more now....
Been playing the same numbers for years myself. Hope it pays off soon! 🙏
Do I smell a NY Times best seller?
Congrats to the lucky Lady who never gave up.
If you have a regular set of numbers you make sure you play it every drawing come hell or high water.
I been playing same numbers for 40 years nothing
Sad when people develop an OCD that takes precedence over food or shelter.
Everyone should play at least 1.00 a day on it. I do not believe anyone has starved to death because of it. Most feel they are going to hit it eventually and are willing to die trying to.
I'm still waiting for a number I been playing for years to come straight.
That elusive four digit straight that is 10,000-1 and they only pay 5000.00 is one I don't often play. I've hit one and had the first 3 and last 3 exact also.