COLUMBIA, SC – A Pennsylvania resident’s impromptu decision to buy a Powerball® ticket in South Carolina scored him a $50,000 prize!

“I’m very excited to win,” said Arturo Alleyne. The winner and his wife were vacationing on the coast when they bought the Powerball® ticket for the August 19 drawing at the Kangaroo Express # 3482, located at 501 Highway 17 North, in Surfside Beach.

“We’ll share the money with family and then use some to do a few home improvement projects,” Alleyne said.

His lucky ticket matched four of the five winning white ball numbers plus the red Powerball® to win a $10,000 prize. Alleyne purchased the PowerPlay® option which multiplied his winnings by five, the multiplier drawn. (Winning numbers: 14, 24, 31, 43, 51 Powerball® 27 and PowerPlay ®5).

A retailer who sells a claimed ticket worth $10,000 or more receives a 1 percent selling bonus. Kangaroo Express #3482 received a $500 bonus.