October 27, 2025

South Carolina Lottery Announces Draw Results

Columbia, October 27, 2025

News Summary

Savion Lytle won a $150,000 prize playing a digital instant game. The South Carolina Education Lottery released the latest draw results, including Pick 3, Pick 4, and Palmetto Cash 5. With the Powerball jackpot reaching $1.3 billion, excitement builds for future draws.

Columbia, South Carolina — October 26, 2025

The South Carolina Education Lottery has released the results for its draw games held on October 26, 2025. The results include several popular games such as Pick 3, Pick 4, Cash Pop, and Palmetto Cash 5, with winners playing across the state.

Lottery Draw Results

For the evening draw, the Pick 3 game resulted in the numbers 4-2-1, with a Fireball number of 4. The Pick 4 game produced the numbers 9-5-3-5, also with a Fireball of 4. The Cash Pop game saw a winning number of 14. The Palmetto Cash 5 winning numbers were 01-17-22-30-31.

Prize Claiming Procedures and Deadlines

Winners of prizes up to $500 can visit any authorized South Carolina Education Lottery retailer to claim their winnings immediately. For prize amounts between $501 and $100,000, winners are required to submit a signed ticket along with a claim form and a government-issued photo ID by mail to the South Carolina Lottery Claims Center. Prizes exceeding $100,000 must be claimed in person at the South Carolina Lottery Headquarters in Columbia, presenting the signed winning ticket, a claim form, a valid photo ID, and a Social Security card.

All lottery prizes for draw games must be claimed within 180 days of the draw date. Failure to claim within this period will result in the loss of the prize.

Current Jackpot and Future Draws

The Powerball jackpot currently stands at approximately $1.3 billion, making it the sixth-largest lottery jackpot in history. If no winning ticket is sold for the upcoming Wednesday drawing, an additional draw is scheduled for Saturday, September 6.

Historical Context and Notable Winners

South Carolina has experienced a total of seven Powerball winners since the game’s inception. The largest recorded jackpot from South Carolina was in 2013, when a ticket sold in the state won $399 million.

Recent Changes and Notable Wins

Recent legislative changes have modernized lottery transactions across the state. Senate Bill 169, approved in July 2025, now permits South Carolina lottery retailers to accept cashless payments, providing more convenient options for players.

Recently, a player named Savion Lytle won a $150,000 top prize while playing a digital instant game called The Lamp, available online or through lottery terminals. Lytle purchased the game in Charlotte, North Carolina, and had odds of winning set at 1 in 1,000,000. He intends to utilize some of his winnings toward trade school education.

Impact and Revenue

Since its inception in 2002, the South Carolina Lottery has contributed approximately $8.9 billion to the state’s education budget. For the year 2025, the lottery reported earnings of about $546.8 million.

The lottery’s success has been largely driven by the popularity of scratch-off tickets and the Palmetto 5 cash game, which continue to generate significant revenue for education initiatives in South Carolina.

Endnote

The South Carolina Lottery continues to play a key role in funding public education, and the commission’s leadership has expressed pride in the contributions made through the lottery’s operations and ongoing success in providing educational support across the state.