Lexington, South Carolina - October 2023 - A Midlands man's spur-of-the-moment decision to purchase a $20 lottery ticket at City Gas & Fuel on Fish Hatchery Rd. in Lexington led to a series of unexpected surprises. Rushing at the time of purchase, he hastily scratched off the barcode and scanned the ticket using the store's ticket checker. To his initial delight, the message displayed on the screen read, "Claim at Lottery," which he interpreted as a $1,000 win.

However, the true shocker was yet to come. Back at home, he decided to take a closer look at the ticket and scratch off the entire surface. To his amazement, he discovered that he had not won $1,000 but an astonishing $2 million.

"I was shocked," the fortunate man later recounted when speaking to South Carolina Education Lottery officials. "I didn't know what to do. I started pacing around the house with the ticket."

Despite this life-changing windfall, the newly-minted millionaire remains humble. "I'm still working," he mentioned. "But, I'm not going to struggle anymore."

This extraordinary win was no easy feat, as he managed to beat the staggering odds of 1 in 1,260,000 to secure one of the six remaining top prizes of $2 million in the Millionaire's Club game.