(UPI) Sometimes winning a six-figure lottery ticket is about being at the right place at the right time, as a South Carolina man found out earlier this month, collecting $200,000 in a scratch-off game.

The Lowcountry man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he was in line at the Happy Liquor Store, in North Charleston, S.C., when he noticed the person in front of him had played the $5 Double Sided Dollar Extra Play.

He said that was the game he always played, and it inspired him to purchase a ticket immediately after he did. He said he was stunned when he started scratching off the results.

"It was like an out-of-body experience," he told lottery officials. It was crazy. I wouldn't have bought it if the customer in front of me hadn't.

The big win could potentially be a life-change for the South Carolina player.

"I'm using it to start a business," he said of his plans. The $200,000 total is the top prize in the Double Sided Dollar Extra Play game with the odds of winning of 1 in 750,000.

The Happy Liquor Store also came out victorious, scoring a $2,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.

After both giving away grand jackpots of more than $1 billion recently, Mega Millions and Powerball are both offering more modest totals this weekend. Mega Millions Friday drawing stands at $228 million with a cash prize of $103.4 million cash payout.

Powerball's drawing is Saturday with a jackpot of $149 million and a cash payout of $68.8 million.

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