Ryan Brown plays the lottery every day, “Because I want to win big money. It's fast cash.” Despite economic hardships, he says it's worth it.
“Two dollars a day, three dollars a day isn’t going to hurt anything.”
He's not alone! We checked with the South Carolina Lottery Commission. They tell us overall ticket sales are up slightly this week compared to the same time last year, and even when gas prices were breaking records, lottery sales remained steady.
There are about 24 different games you can play, and one of the biggest sellers is the Powerball Jackpot. If you’re wondering exactly what the odds of winning are, they are about one in 195 million.
Despite those odds, the game proves to be recession resistant, and the evidence is right here in the Lowcountry. V-Go in West Ashley has just gone from the number two lottery retailer in the state, to number one.
Those sales average about 10-thousand dollars a day, and when the jackpot soars to new heights, even more people try to get a piece of a 100 million dollar pie.
Win or lose, even Brown says he'll keep playing, just maybe not quite as much. “I’ve been playing a little too much lately. I might play easy for a while.” Still playing the game, and dreaming about winning.
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