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Yesterday at 2:07 PM  Someone's lucky day could end-up unlucky if they don't claim their winning lottery ticket by  May 28.  According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, two Powerball tickets, purchased in different locations expire a week from Tuesday.

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

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

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.