This year’s competition between the two Palmetto State rivals is presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery!
When the rivals face off this season, each will earn points for a win with the overall winner taking home the Palmetto Series trophy and bragging rights.
Over the last two decades, education funding in the state of South Carolina has benefited from $7.2 billion in lottery proceeds, with students at USC and Clemson receiving more than 350,000 lottery-funded scholarships and grants.
With the Lottery’s sponsorship of the Palmetto Series, a few new points are up for grabs. A point will be awarded to the school with the most current LIFE scholarship recipients and another point for the most current Palmetto Fellows scholarship recipients. And, fans will have a say when they enter their $5 Carolina Jackpot and Clemson Jackpot scratch-offs in the Rival Play Second-Chance Promotion, the school’s ticket with the most entries earns a point.
SCHEDULE & SCORING
1 point to the winner of each of the following South Carolina vs. Clemson match-ups:
- Baseball – Feb. 28, 2025 (Clemson, S.C.); March 1, 2025 (Greenville, S.C.); March 2, 2025 (Columbia, S.C.)
- Men’s Basketball – Dec. 17, 2024 (Columbia, S.C.)
- Women’s Basketball – L, 45-77
- Women’s Cross Country – W, Live in Lou; L, Crimson Classic
- Football – Nov. 30, 2024 (Clemson, S.C.)
- Men’s Golf – n/a
- Women’s Golf – L – Annika Intercollegiate, Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4) and Moon Golf Invitational (Feb. 16-18)
- Men’s Soccer – T, 1-1
- Women’s Soccer – T, 1-1
- Softball – March 25, 2025 (Columbia, S.C.); April 15, 2025 (Clemson, S.C.)
- Men’s Tennis – TBA
- Women’s Tennis –TBA
- Volleyball – L, 0-3
Scoring
- 1 point for the school with the current most LIFE Scholarship recipients
- 1 point for the school with the current most Palmetto Fellows Scholarship recipients
- 1 point for the school with the most entries into the Rival Play Second-Chance Promotion through the tickets (variable and up to fans/players to decide)