Lottery player wins life-changing prize — then proposes to girlfriend. ‘A blessing’

A lottery player kept the momentum going from his South Carolina scratch-off win by asking his girlfriend to marry him.

She said yes.

The Upstate man bought a High Roller ticket for $5 at a convenience store in Greenville and took it to his car to scratch it, the South Carolina Education Lottery said in an April 19 news release.

When he saw his $200,000 prize, he had to sit there for a while taking it in, he told lottery officials.

Then he followed up the good news and asked his girlfriend to marry him.

“It was a great experience, a blessing,” he told lottery officials.

He beat the 1-in-750,000 odds of winning one of four top prizes in the High Roller game, which debuted Feb. 20, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.

Greenville is about a 100-mile drive northwest from Columbia.

This story was originally published April 19, 2024 at 2:15 PM with the headline "Lottery player wins life-changing prize — then proposes to girlfriend. ‘A blessing’."