Columbia, South Carolina, October 27, 2025
News Summary
Savion Lytle recently won a $150,000 top prize while playing a digital instant game in Charlotte. The South Carolina Education Lottery also announced recent draw game results, including the Evening Pick 3 and Evening Pick 4. Players are reminded to claim their winnings within 180 days. The Powerball Jackpot currently stands at $1.3 billion, the sixth-largest in history. Enhanced features in the lottery include acceptance of cashless payments.
Columbia, South Carolina – The South Carolina Education Lottery released the results for its draw games held on October 26, 2025. Players looking to check their numbers for the evening’s games can find the outcomes listed below. For the Evening Pick 3, the winning numbers were 4-2-1, with a Fireball of 4. In the Evening Pick 4, the winning numbers were 9-5-3-5, also featuring a Fireball of 4. The Evening Cash Pop had a winning number of 14. Lastly, the Palmetto Cash 5 results were 01-17-22-30-31.
Winners of prizes up to $500 can claim their winnings at any authorized South Carolina Education Lottery retailer. For winnings between $501 and $100,000, players must mail the signed ticket, claim form, and a government-issued photo ID to the South Carolina Lottery Claims Center. Those who win over $100,000 are required to claim their prize in person at the South Carolina Lottery Headquarters in Columbia, bringing a signed ticket, claim form, photo ID, and Social Security card. All lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date for draw games.
The current Powerball Jackpot is approximately $1.3 billion, marking it as the sixth-largest prize in lottery history. If no winner is announced from the upcoming Wednesday drawing, an additional lottery drawing is set for Saturday, September 6. Since the inception of the lottery in 2002, South Carolina has seen seven Powerball winners, the latest being a ticket sold in 2013 with a prize of $399 million.
Recent enhancements to the South Carolina Education Lottery include Senate Bill 169, passed in July 2025, which allows lottery retailers to accept cashless payments. This change aims to increase convenience for players and encourage participation in draw games and instant games.
A notable winner from the lottery recently is Savion Lytle, who claimed a $150,000 top prize while playing a digital instant game called The Lamp in Charlotte. His winning odds were 1 in 1,000,000, and he plans to allocate part of his winnings towards education at a trade school.
Since 2002, the South Carolina Lottery has significantly impacted state education funding, generating approximately $8.9 billion. In 2025 alone, the lottery reported earning about $546.8 million, evidence of the growing popularity of lottery games, particularly scratch-off tickets and the Palmetto Cash 5 game. The Chairman of the South Carolina Lottery Commission, Sam Litchfield, has expressed pride in the lottery’s contributions towards supporting students in the state.
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Additional Resources
- Greenville Online – Lottery Results
- The State – Lottery News
- NC Lottery – $150,000 Prize Winner
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Lottery
- WIS TV – SC Education Lottery
- Google News: South Carolina Lottery
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