“It’s like a dream,” says Midlands $30K lottery winner
RaspaPro Summary
A Midlands player won $30,000 on a $2 scratch-off from the 7-11-21 Tripler game. She purchased two tickets at Shamrock Corner in Columbia and won on the first one, beating 1 in 600,000 odds.
Key points
- •Winner claimed $30,000 prize from a $2 scratch-off.
- •The winning ticket was from the 7-11-21 Tripler game.
- •Odds of winning were 1 in 600,000.
- •Two top prizes remain for the 7-11-21 Tripler game.
- •Shamrock Corner received a $300 commission for selling the ticket.
Why it matters
This highlights that significant prizes can be won on low-cost scratch-off games, showing that a small purchase can lead to a substantial win. It also indicates that top prizes may still be available for this particular game.
RaspaPro Live Data
7-11-21 Tripler
- Price: $2
- Top prize: $30,000
- Top prizes remaining: 2 / 5
- Overall odds: 1 in 4.38
- Signal: neutral · 0.0982
Data as of October 29, 2026
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COLUMBIA, SC (October 16, 2026) – A Midlands lottery player says winning $30,000 on a $2 scratch-off feels like a dream.
“I can’t believe it,” she told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
She says she wasn’t going to play the lottery, but talked herself into buying two, $2 scratch-offs at the Shamrock Corner store on Shakespeare Rd. in Columbia.
“I said it’s just $2, so it won’t break me,” she said explaining her decision to take a chance. “I won it on the first ticket I scratched.”
As for her plans for the prize, she says she is still figuring out how to turn the dream into a lasting reality.
She beat the 1 in 600,000 odds on the 7-11-21 Tripler game to leave two more top prizes remaining.
Shamrock Corner in Columbia received a commission of $300 for selling the claimed ticket.
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