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Tuesday, April 09, 2013  In just a few weeks, NASCAR fans will be tuning into Fox to see the Southern 500 from Darlington. Some lucky players have a chance courtesy of the "Lady in Black."

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Sumter police officers arrested two men Monday morning in connection with a burglary at a convenience store.

Monday, January 21, 2013  A Powerball ticket worth $40,000 and sold in Fort Mill is about to expire.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A relative's plea led authorities to conduct an expanded substance screen after Urooj Khan's unexpected death.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Three South Carolina Education Lottery tickets sold for the Wednesday night drawing came within one number of winning the Powerball jackpot, which hit a record $587.5 million.

Monday, April 16, 2012  At least two suspects are wanted for breaking into businesses and stealing money from automatic teller machines (ATM).

Friday, January 27, 2012  New York lawyer's decision to withdraw multimillion lottery claim doesn't end mystery over ticket

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Playing the Powerball is simply a numbers game.  But today, the most important number is 2.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  The director of South Carolina's Education Lottery says it will not be possible to significantly increase sales.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday's drawing is up to $330 million thanks to brisk sales pushing the big prize higher. That works out to about $208 million if taken as a lump sum.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  A North Carolina woman has been accused of stealing lottery tickets in South Carolina, cashing in more than two dozen before she was caught.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  A new report says South Carolina's lottery didn't follow proper procedures in a contract to put security features on lottery tickets.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009  The multi-million dollar mystery has been solved. One winner and one big jackpot. It's the largest lotto pay out in state history. Solomon Jackson Jr. is the big winner. He's kept the nation in suspense for more than a week. He came forward this afternoon with long time friend and Columbia attorney I.S. Leevy Johnson. He didn't have much to say but Jackson admits he's a lucky man. One in 95 million people lucky, those are the odds of winning that jackpot. There's a better chance of getting a royal flush, getting struck by lightning or even getting attacked by a shark than winning that powerball.