Pick 3 lottery drawing comes up 8-8-8, 13,998 tickets win top prize

Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The South Carolina Education Lottery said a record 13,998 people won top prizes when the Pick 3 drawing resulted in the winning numbers 8-8-8.

Lottery officials said Tuesday's midday Pick 3 drawing brought up the numbers 3-3-3, making 13,998 tickets into top prize winners.

The drawing's top prize is either $250 or $500, depending on how much players paid for their tickets.

The lottery said Tuesday's drawing is expected to result in a record payout of nearly $3.5 million.

The number combination 8-8-8 had been drawn 14 times previously, most recently in September 2018.