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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2005
Page
8
A Powerball ticket sold June 18 in Spartanburg County remains unclaimed. it matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball and would have been worth 500000 with Power Play. The holder has about a week to claim before the prize lapses on December 18. Officials could not confirm if it’s the largest unclaimed prize.
A spokesman notes Powerball unclaimed prizes from Oct. 19 and other games rise over four years. About 2 percent of all prizes go unclaimed, totaling almost 44 million since 2002, with instant games and Powerball leading. Unclaimed funds fund school buses and gambling addiction programs.
A South Carolina House committee finalizes a proposal to largely erase property taxes on owner occupied homes by raising the sales tax by two percentage points to seven percent and scrapping the tax on food while funding local governments with adjusted revenue. The plan preserves bonds and raises questions on how to allocate funds to counties amid lively debate.
State Rep. Tom Dantzler of Goose Creek collapsed briefly during a House Republican Caucus meeting in Columbia after a viral infection and dehydration. He was hospitalized in stable condition and was expected to be released soon. The 64 year old veterinarian, first elected in 1994, received ambulance transport after the incident.
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