A woman from Bel Air typically only plays Maryland Lottery games when there’s an eye-catching jackpot. That was exactly the case recently, but instead of just buying Powerball tickets last week, she also picked up a MONOPOLY™ X20 scratch-off and won a $50,000 top prize.
“We didn’t believe it until right this second,” the winner said Sept. 9 after claiming her prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, with her husband at her side.
“We never win anything,” the pair said, acknowledging that could be because they so infrequently play the Lottery. Of course, they can’t say that anymore, or won’t be able to once reality sets in.
The winner recalls she was home when she decided to scratch the ticket.
“I didn’t even know how to play, so I called my sister. She said to just scratch everything off,” the winner said. Still unsure what to do, she snapped a photo using her cell phone and sent the image to her sister.
“You won,” the winner recalls her sister telling her. “She’s just very happy for me!”
The two have no big plans for the money, though some will end up helping family members.
“We’re just going to let it sit for a while and just be in shock for a while,” she said.
Carroll Motor Fuels at 14243 Jarrettsville Pike in Phoenix will receive a $500 bonus for selling a top-prize winning scratch-off.
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