NJ and SC men claim $6 million and $586,000 lottery prizes

A New Jersey resident discovered a winning Pick 6 ticket worth $5.9 million in the pocket of a pair of pants just hours before the ticket was set to expire. After confirming the numbers, he claimed the prize from the New Jersey Lottery.

In South Carolina, an anonymous man turned in a lost $500 Pick 3 ticket to its rightful owner in February. Two months later he purchased a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket and hit the $586,000 jackpot, saying the earlier act of kindness foretold his luck. Both stories illustrate rare instances of individual large‑scale lottery winnings in the United States.