Man buys 162 tickets for one lottery drawing, wins $811,000

A South Carolina man took a big gamble by buying 162 identical tickets for a single Pick 4 lottery drawing, and ended up winning a record-breaking $811,000 prize.

The Lowcountry man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he had a good feeling about the numbers 1-7-3-1, so he spent $339 to buy 162 tickets bearing those numbers for the Aug. 7 Pick 4 drawing at Towne Centre Market on North Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant.

The man ended up winning $811,000, the largest amount ever paid out to a single player in a Pick 4 drawing.

“I was excited, of course,” the man said.

Another player who was at the store at the same store overheard the man talking about his lucky feeling and decided to play the same numbers — winning $25,400, lottery officials said.

Source : UPI news