state lottery executive director paula harper bethea says while she's excited about the big jackpot, she looking forward to the 2 to 4 million dollars that will go towards schools in the palmetto state. 3 every ticket we able to transfer 49 cents of every dollar to it's good for everybody when we have these don't have them all that often there are a lot of winners besides those who just win the cash in the game.3 keep in mind the odds of winning are 1 in 293 million...so please play responsibly.you can see the drawing tomorrow night just before news19 at 11. 3 and if you bought a powerball ticket for saturday's drawing... be sure to double check it.a 100-thousand dollar ticket was sold in irmo... at the jp mart store... on lake murray boulevard.the winning ticket matched 4 white balls... and the red powerball number....plus the winner purchased the powerplay for an additional dollar.we have the winning numbers posted on our website wltx.com. 3 south carolina restaurant week kicks off this thursday.more than 220 restaurants are participating. 55 of those restaurants are in columbia. h

now today i spoke with state lottery executive director paula harper bethea...who says she was shocked to learn that no one had the winning ticket. 3 we thought for sure that there would be a winner, but no it's not. this is now the world record for any lottery jackpot. we are realizing that we all are experiencing something that we never 25 3 people won 1 million and five won 2 million for matching 5 of the 6 numbers.the next drawing is this coming wednesday at 11.state lottery officials just ask that you remember to play responsibly. you can catch the powerball drawing right her r n wltx. 3 yesterday we went out and asasd people what thehewould *buy if they hit the jackpot. with the jackpot at over a billion dollars....there's not too much out of reach.so the next question everybody's been asking...what would you do if you found out you won the largest powerball jackpot in 3 3 the search for a missing cayce teen is now over.police says 14-year-old elka james has been located and returned to her family.she was reported as a runaway after not being seen since last sunday. 3 a 23-year-o

take another shot at powerball immortality today and tomorrow, south carolina lottery director paula harper bethea is asking them to use some restraint. we are really concerned about that. we don't just pay lip service to playing responsibly here. all of us, our entire staff has been meeting for the last two days around you know, a billion dollar jackpot if it ver got to that. controlling peoples' urge to go out and spend more than they have. one thing about south carolina is that we're a cash only state. debit card. you have to have cash to buy the lottery ticket. the director says it would be nice for the palmetto state to have the grand prize winner---because of the trickle down effect. also make money---as would the ticket seller---and of course, education. it appearsrsikely there will be at least one more upward adjustment to the jackpot amount by tomorrow morning. jack kuenzie wis news ten. investigators now say it was dna that made the difference in solving a columbia murder mystery. 20 year old jeremy davis was killed during an attempted robbery at a gas station. thanks to a hand p pnt ---

state lottery executive director paula harper bethea... says she was shocked to learn that no one had the winning ticket. 3 for sure that a winner, but no it's not. this is now the world record lottery jackpot. we are realizing that we all are something that we never experience before. 3 25 people did win 1 million and five won 2 million for matching 5 of the 6 numbers. the next drawing is this coming wednesday and of course you can see that drawing right here on news19 after our 11oclock newscast. state lottery officials just ask that you remember to play responsibly. 3 3 3 out of 4 adults under the age of 45 who are experiencing to the hospital.that according to ucla researchers who say young adults often underestimate symptoms such as numbness , weakness or sudden speech difficulty. doctors say the first 3 hours after a stroke are critical for treatment. 3 almost half of the teenagers in the us are exposed to second-hand smoke.the cdc says 35 percent are exposed at indoor and outdoor public areas.. 27 percent are exposed at work. 3 a ne

state lottery executive director paula harper bethea... says she was shocked to learn that no one had the winning ticket. 3 we thought for sure thth there would be a winner, but no it's not. this is now the world record for any lottery jackpot. we are realizing that we all are experiencing something that experience before. 3 25 people did win 1 million... and five won 2 million for matching 5 of the 6 numbers. the next drawing is this coming wednesday and of course you can see that drawing right here on news19 bofore our 11oclock newscast. state lottery officials just ask that you remember to play responsibly. 3 3 police continue to investigate former north charleston police officer michael slager over the wekeend. slager is accused of shooting and killing walter scott last april. police say the fire started friday nigh in hanahan. investigators say a glass cocktail bottle was found at the scene. slager, was released on bond last monday. activists want him back in jail because they say he a danger to the community. 3 the search for a missi

work yesterday morning...and as you can imagine...he was very happy. 3 state lottery director paula harper bethea says the last couple days have been busy but she wouldn't change it for anything.and while she says she can't predict when we could see another jackpot this big...she knows they are great 3 3 the next powerball jackpot is saturday night and it is now back down to 40 million dollars. 3 3 one mother and grandmother in the saint louis missouri area... didn't win the lottery... but yesterday both hit the jackpot that's because they welcomed a new baby into the family... but it's her birthdate that has many saying she's one in a million. 3 on january 14th 2016 this precious bundle of joy was born but her story begins 22 1994 when her mother brittni davis was born."it just was the most amazing experience of my life, and then i had her and she's the best thing i ever had."but brittni's story begins 18 years earlier when her mother, angela white was born...on january 14th 1976."it's been awesome just having a birthday with my mom, but now my baby girl will have the same birthday."oddly enough