A lottery syndicate constisting of 14 workers from the
Kimberly-Clark plant in Beech Island, South Carolina, cleaned up on Wednesday,
July 2, 2014, when they scooped a $1 million US Powerball Win.
The "Process Specialist Retirement Fund" syndicate
was formed last year and members have been chipping-in a weekly $5 contribution for 18 months. Each
member will now see a $48,500 (after taxes) return on their investment.
Recalling their discovery of the win for South Carolina
Education Lottery officials Synicate member David Adams said: "We took the
ticket around to all the guys, and we just kept checking the numbers over and
over again. We were taking pictures and high-fiving."
The winning ticket was purchased from the 3 Way Food Mart 6
on Pinelog Road in Warrenville. The store received a retailer's bonus of
$10,000 for selling a winning ticket.
