Dozens Who Thought They Had a Lottery Holiday Miracle May Have Been Deceived

An investigation into a software glitch that printed too many $500 tickets in South Carolina's Holiday Cash Add-A-Play game on Christmas day is ongoing. (South Carolina Education Lottery (logo) Pixabay (background))

Nicole Coggins of Liberty, South Carolina, said she had a gut feeling that she should play the lottery on Christmas Day.

“I don’t play the lottery that much. Every once in a while, I'll buy a Powerball ticket, but something told me to buy a lottery ticket,” she told NBC affiliate WYFF.