7-7-7 lottery drawing results in 12,125 winning tickets in South Carolina

7-7-7 lottery drawing results in 12,125 winning tickets in South Carolina

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The total payout was just over $3 million.

NEW YORK (Web Desk) - The South Carolina Education Lottery said its Pick 3 drawing paid out more than $3 million in prizes when the numbers came up 7-7-7.

Lottery officials said 12,125 tickets bearing the numbers 7-7-7 became top prize winners when the numbers were selected in the Christmas Day Pick 3 drawing.

Each ticket earns a prize of $250 or $500, depending on the amount paid for the ticket.

The total payout was just over $3 million, the lottery said.

"Triple number combinations are by far the lottery s most popular played sequences, with Sunday s midday drawing producing 10 times the number of wins compared to the week prior," officials said in the news release.

The drawing marked the 14th time that a South Carolina Pick 3 drawing had resulted in the numbers 7-7-7.