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Bluffton, South Carolina, man takes home $150,000 Powerball prize. But don't tell his wife yet

"I’m going to surprise her," he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

Bluffton, South Carolina, man takes home $150,000 Powerball prize. But don't tell his wife yet

"I’m going to surprise her," he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

LOOKING AT 13 MINUTES FROM DOOR TO DOOR. THERE AS WE’RE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY THIS MORNING, WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ON AN ACCIDENT THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A THREE YEAR OLD LAST NIGHT. TROOPERS SAY THAT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 7:30 P.M. ALONG MURDOCK AND KIWI ROADS ON A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. TROOPERS SAY A PICKUP TRUCK WAS HEADING SOUTH ON THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HIT THE CHILD THAT WAS RUNNING ACROSS IT. THE CORONER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE CHILD. TROOPERS SAY THE TRUCK DRIVER IS NOT INJURED. FOR THE LATEST ON THE BREAKING NEWS STORY, YOU CAN STAY WITH WYFF NEWS FOUR RIGHT HERE ON AIR AND ON OUR WEBSITE. WYFF 4.COM. A WALMART EMPLOYEE IS DESCRIBING THE MOMENTS HE ENCOUNTERED A SUSPECT. JUST MOMENTS BEFORE THEY WERE SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE. OUR JAMIE REID JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH ALL THE DETAILS. JAMYA. ERIN, IT WAS IN THIS WALMART PARKING LOT WHERE THE SUSPECT WAS SHOT AND KILLED SUNDAY NIGHT. SLED SAYS 33 YEAR-OLD SEAN ELROD DIED AFTER AN ALTERCATION IN THE STORE ON ROLLING HILLS CIRCLE. WALMART EMPLOYEE JAYDEN WEAVER, WHO WORKS IN THE SPORTING GOODS SECTION, SAYS ELROD WENT BEHIND THE COUNTER AND TRIED TO REACH FOR THE KEYS. THAT UNLOCKS THE GLASS CAGES HOLDING AMMO SAID. INVESTIGATORS SAID ELROD THEN WALKED OUTSIDE WITH THE HATCHET, LEADING TO THE SHOOTING. HE WAS TELLING HIM STOP, STOP. PUT DOWN THE HATCHET. STOP. STOP EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, OFFICERS WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT AND SLED IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING, WHICH IS STANDARD WHENEVER AN OFFICER FIRES THEIR WEAPON. LIVE IN EASLEY. JAMIE REID, WYFF NEWS FOUR. JAMIE. THANK YOU. FORMER NATIONAL ENQUIRER PUBLISHER DAVID -- WILL BE BACK ON THE STAND TODAY. HE WAS CALLED AS THE PROSECUTOR’S FIRST WITNESS IN THE HISTORIC CRIMINAL TRIAL AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. -- IS THE PROSECUTION’S FIRST WITNESS. THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS TO CONCEAL A HUSH MONEY PAYMENT TO COVER UP AN ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH AN ADULT FILM STAR. BEFORE THE JURY IS ADMITTED TO THE COURTROOM TODAY, THERE WILL ALSO BE A HEARING ABOUT TRUMP’S GAG ORDER FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S LAWYERS AND THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAVE COME TO TERMS ON A $175 MILLION BOND. TRUMP INITIALLY POSTED THAT BOND THROUGH NIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE FOR THE CIVIL FRAUD JUDGMENT. HE’S IN THE PROCESS OF APPEALING THE STATE. AG HAD CHALLENGED THE BOND, THOUGH, DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ABILITIES OF THE CALIFORNIA BASED UNDERWRITER. THE AGREEMENT SAYS TRUMP HAS TO KEEP THE $175 MILLION IN A CHARLES SCHWAB ACCOUNT. THAT’S BEING USED TO SECURE THE BOND AND NIGHT SPECIALTY WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF THE ACCOUNT AND IS ALSO FORBIDDEN TO TRADE OR WITHDRAW ANY FUNDS FROM IT. TURNING TO COMMITMENT, 2024 NEWS NOW, A NEW CNN POLL OF POLLS AVERAGE SHOWS THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE AS A DEAD HEAT. IN THE LATEST POLLING, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ARE TIED AT 47% EACH. MEANWHILE, AS WE REPORTED YESTERDAY, AN NBC POLL ALSO INDICATED A TIGHTENING RACE. IT FOUND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH 46% SUPPORT AND PRESIDENT BIDEN WITH 44%. THAT TWO POINT LEAD SHRANK FROM A FIVE POINT LEAD IN A JANUARY POLL, BUT IT’S STILL WITHIN THE POLL’S MARGIN OF ERROR, SO EITHER CANDIDATE COULD HAVE THE EDGE. MEANWHILE, THE SENATE COULD TAKE UP THE FOREIGN AID BILLS FOR UKRAINE, ISRAEL AND TAIWAN AS SOON AS TODAY. THAT COMES AFTER THE THREE SEPARATE AID BILLS ALL PASSED BY SOLID MARGINS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THOSE BILLS WILL NOW BE COMBINED INTO A SINGLE BILL IN THE SENATE. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM HAS PUBLICLY EXPRESSED SUPPORT OF THE BILL, AND SENATOR TIM SCOTT IS ALSO IN SUPPORT, SAYING HE’S MORE OPTIMISTIC THIS TIME AROUND BECAUSE OF CHANGES THAT WERE MADE. PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS SAID HE’LL SIGN THAT BILL AS SOON AS IT REACHES HIS DESK. DUKE ENERGY IS CONTINUING TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS THE COMPANY LOOKS TO RAISE ELECTRIC BILLS UPSTATE CUSTOMERS COULD SEE AN INCREASE OF NEARLY $18 A MONTH, STARTING ON AUGUST 1ST. THEN IN 2026, THE RATES WOULD GO UP AN ADDITIONAL $10 PER MONTH. DUKE ENERGY SAYS THOSE HIKES ARE AIMED TO HELP KEEP UP WITH THE GROWING ENERGY DEMAND. THE COMPANY HELD A MEETING LAST NIGHT FOR PUBLIC INPUT, AND SAYS THE COMMISSION WILL HOLD ANOTHER HEARING IN MAY BEFORE MAKING ITS DECISION. AND A REMINDER FOR YOU THIS MORNING, THE WARNING PERIOD FOR THE CAROLINA SQUAD BAND IS SET TO END SOON, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS. SQUATTED VEHICLES ARE ONES WITH A FRONT OR REAR FENDER RAISED FOUR OR MORE INCHES HIGHER THAN THE OTHER. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT LAW WENT INTO EFFECT LAST NOVEMBER, BUT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE ONLY BEEN ISSUING WARNINGS THAT CHANGES ON MAY 10TH, THOUGH THOSE WILL GO TO TICKETS. THE FIRST OFFENSE IS A MISDEMEANOR AND WILL RESULT IN A $100 FINE. THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS A ROAD IN CHEROKEE COUNTY IS FACING A TEMPORARY CLOSURE STARTING ON MONDAY, THE SCDOT WILL CLOSE PART OF GREEN RIVER ROAD. THAT’S BECAUSE OF THE INTERSTATE 85 WIDENING PROJECT. THE CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST TWO MONTHS AND TRAFFIC IS BEING DETOURED ONTO SEVERAL ROADS IN THAT AREA. WITH SUMMER BREAK NEARLY HERE FOR A NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, TEMPERATURES AREN’T THE ONLY THING HEATING UP. THE COST OF SEVERAL SUMMER CAMPS IS ON THE RISE AS WELL. IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT A GOOD TIME FOR WORKING PARENTS. SUMMER CAMPS CAN ALSO SERVE AS CHILD CARE, SO WE’LL BRING YOU SOME TIPS THIS MORNING FOR HOW PARENTS CAN TRY AND KEEP THE SUMMER FUN, BUT ALSO AFFORDABLE. SUMMER FUN TURNING INTO A BIG SUMMER EXPENSE FOR MANY FAMILIES, SUMMER CAMP IS SO EXPENSIVE FOR PARENTS AND IT SEEMS TO GET MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE EVERY YEAR. KIMBERLY PALMER WITH NERDWALLET SAYS THE AVERAGE COST FOR A DAY CAMP IS $500 A WEEK FOR SLEEPAWAY CAMP, DOUBLE THAT AT $1,000 A WEEK. SO FOR PARENTS PLANNING THEIR SUMMER SCHEDULE, IT JUST GETS EXPENSIVE REALLY QUICKLY, PALMER SAYS BOOKING EARLY IS A GREAT WAY TO KEEP THE COST DOWN, WITH DISCOUNTS OF 20% OR MORE OFTEN OFFERED DURING THE PREVIOUS SUMMER, WINTER AND SPRING BEFORE CAMP STARTS. BUT IF YOU MISSED OUT ON EARLY BIRD DEALS, HERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN STILL TRY AND SAVE. CALL THE CAMPS DIRECTLY, BECAUSE IN SOME CASES WHERE A CAMP HASN’T FILLED ALL OF ITS SLOTS, THEY MIGHT OFFER YOU A LAST MINUTE DISCOUNT. ALSO, LOOK AT NEWER AND LESSER KNOWN CAMPS AND ASK ABOUT DISCOUNTS AND INCENTIVES THEY MAY HAVE AS THEY TRY AND GENERATE INTEREST. FINANCIAL AID IS OFTEN AVAILABLE AS WELL, AND SOMETIMES YOU DO HAVE TO ASK BECAUSE IT’S NOT PUBLICLY ADVERTISED. AND HOW YOU PAY CAN ALSO IMPACT THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR IN CASH OR IN A CHECK UP FRONT. YOU CAN PAY LESS THAN IF YOU SPREAD OUT YOUR PAYMENTS OVER AN INSTALLMENT PLAN. OF COURSE, FOR SOME PEOPLE’S BUDGETS, IT’S STILL PREFERABLE TO USE AN INSTALLMENT PLAN TO PAY, BUT IT’S WORTH CHECKING TO SEE. THIS WEEK IS SOUTH CAROLINA AVIATION WEEK IN GREENVILLE. SPARTANBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS HOSTING A CAREER FAIR TODAY. IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JOB SEEKERS TO LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY. A FAIR RUNS FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON AT GSP’S CONFERENCE CENTER, AND 11 EMPLOYERS THAT OPERATE AT GSP WILL BE AT THE JOB FAIR, WE’RE TOLD AVIATION WEEK PROMOTES AIR, AIRPORTS AND THE STATE’S AVIATION INDUSTRY BY HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPACTS AIRPORTS AND RELATED BUSINESSES HAVE ON THE ECONOMY. MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON, A RESOLUTION FROM SENATORS TIM SCOTT AND LINDSEY GRAHAM HONORING THE SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM. IT PASSED THE SENATE EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE TEAM WON ITS THIRD NATIONAL CHAMPION SHIP AND COMPLETED ITS FIRST UNDEFEATED SEASON. A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZED THE CHAMPIONSH
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Bluffton, South Carolina, man takes home $150,000 Powerball prize. But don't tell his wife yet

"I’m going to surprise her," he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

A Bluffton, South Carolina, man is a big winner after landing a $150,000 Powerball prize.But he's not telling everyone quite yet. Not even his wife."I’m going to surprise her," the unnamed man recently told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.He won the ticket after the Feb. 24 Powerball drawing. The ticket was sold at the Bluffton Market on May River Road. "Everybody should go there to buy their tickets," he said. The Bluffton Market was rewarded a $1,500 commission for selling the ticket.The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the red Powerball number playing Powerball are 1 in 913,129.

A Bluffton, South Carolina, man is a big winner after landing a $150,000 Powerball prize.

But he's not telling everyone quite yet. Not even his wife.

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"I’m going to surprise her," the unnamed man recently told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

He won the ticket after the Feb. 24 Powerball drawing. The ticket was sold at the Bluffton Market on May River Road.

"Everybody should go there to buy their tickets," he said.

The Bluffton Market was rewarded a $1,500 commission for selling the ticket.

The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the red Powerball number playing Powerball are 1 in 913,129.