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A store clerk’s "mistake" helped a South Carolina woman become hundreds of thousands of dollars richer

After the woman initially got the wrong lottery ticket, her decision worked in her favor, to the tune of a $303,000 jackpot

She plans to use it to fix up her home

A South Carolina woman won big earlier this month after a store clerk ended up giving her the wrong lottery ticket and inspired an unusual decision, officials said.

The anonymous woman, from Darlington, went to get a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket from a local Piggly Wiggly when she noticed a problem, the South Carolina Education Lottery said in a Thursday, Sept. 25, news release .

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