Man copies lottery winning method from a tv show and wins $100,000 Powerball prize
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A man from South Carolina recently won $100,000 from a Powerball ticket, thanks to an idea he had while watching a television show.
According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, the man - who wished to stay anonymous - decided to spend $25 on the game each week for three consecutive months in order to test his luck.
He said he was inspired to take this unique step after watching TLC's "Lottery Changed My Life", a show that explores the lives of former lottery winners and how they came to win their prizes.
During the first week of playing the lottery, the man won $500.
However, it was in week seven that he hit the big one, purchasing a ticket at the Kwik Fill on Yeamans Hall Road in Hanahan.
The man's wife was the one who realized he had hit the Powerball number on May 28, leading him to re-examine his ticket.
At first, he believed he had hit only two numbers.
But upon further inspection, he realized he had hit five numbers: 2, 39, 50, 61, 66 with a Powerball of 15.
He came just one number short of winning the grand prize of $149 million.
Here's a taste of the fourth season of Lottery Changed My Life - the game that inspired the South Carolina winner:
You will have a first-class ticket on board private jets and inside million-dollar mansions of lottery winners living out their fantasy lifestyles.
While money cannot buy you happiness, we will see it can buy everything from a new set of teeth to a NASCAR truck team!
From Bugatti's and Rolls Royce's to Camaro's and Corvette's - hang on to your hats for a wild ride this season.
Our newly minted millionaires tell us what it is really like to strike it rich!
Thanks to the 2x Power Play multiplier he received for spending an extra $1 on his ticket, the man's prize money was doubled from $50,000 to $100,000.
He has since used some of his winnings to buy a new car, and the Kwik Fill where he purchased his winning ticket has received a $1,000 commission.
Despite his win, the man has not stopped playing the lottery, and still spends $25 each week on games.
He plans to keep going until he completes his three-month mission.
"I'm going to finish out the three months," he said.
