"We are delighted that the winner is a South Carolinian and has come forward to claim this remarkable prize," said Hogan Brown, the commission's executive director. That's because Patel gets a $50,000 payment for selling the winning ticket — something he wouldn't have received if the prize went unclaimed. For months, South Carolina residents had speculated on why the winner hadn't stepped forward. Others speculated that the winning ticket had been purchased by an office pool and was now the subject of litigation. Obviously, South Carolina will reap the benefits of that," House Ways and Means chairman Murrell Smith, a Republican from Sumter), told the Post and Courier.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2019 14:03 UTC