ROCK HILL, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A Rock Hill man's birthday was also his lucky day.

The man scratched a $5 lottery ticket and won $200,000.

“It was a great one,” the winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “Unbelievable.”

He bought the scratch-off the day before his birthday at the Quick Shop Food Mart on Anderson Rd. N. in Rock Hill and saved it for his birthday. He says he is investing the gift for the future.

He beat the 1 in 900,000 odds to win big on the Ice Cold Bonus scratch-off. One more $200,000 top prize remains in the game.

For selling the claimed ticket, Quick Shop Food Mart in Rock Hill received a commission of $2,000.

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