A Maryland Lottery scratch-off player from Bowie claimed a high-dollar prize for the third time on May 29 at Maryland Lottery headquarters. And he says he’s still hoping for one more.
“Now I’m looking for a $1 million or $2 million win, then I’m done,” he said, exuding confidence. He added that he has already identified the store where he believes his next big winner will be purchased, but he’s keeping that information to himself.
The Prince George’s County resident’s most recent win was a $100,000 prize on the $10 game MONOPOLY X50, and it came on a single ticket he bought at Forbes BP at 9701 Annapolis Road in Lanham. Typically, he buys two or three tickets in a row and takes them home to scratch.
“I like to play the game,” he said, noting that simply scratching the prize check and scanning to see if it’s a winner deprives him of the enjoyment of the game.
On this most recent occasion, he borrowed $10 from his wife and used it to purchase a lone ticket — which proved to be a hot one. He says his wife made mention of the prize money belonging to her since she’s the one who paid for the ticket, but he told her, “You know I’m going to split it with you anyway.”
In addition to giving half of the proceeds to his wife, he’ll be using part of his winnings to have new cabinets installed in his kitchen, and new windows throughout his house. His grandchildren also will receive a little help to pay for their future college educations.
The last time the Bowie man was a big winner was in 2022 when he landed a $250,000 top prize on the $250,000 Gold Rush ticket. He used part of that prize to buy a truck, which said has lately been taken over by his two grown children.
“I have always done good stuff,” he said of using his winnings, which also include a $100,000 prize a number of years ago.
He says he gets a measure of enjoyment when the stores where he bought his big winners display banners provided by the Lottery to let their customers know they sold a high-dollar winning ticket. In addition, the retailers receive bonuses for selling top-tier winning tickets. Forbes BP will not only get a banner, but also a $1,000 bonus for selling this latest winning ticket.
MONOPOLY X50, which has four top-prizes remaining, launched in January as part of a Maryland Lottery family of MONOPOLY games and a MONOPOLY Second-Chance Promotion. Players can enter any of the six non-winning MONOPOLY scratch-offs into My Lottery Rewards for a chance to win a rolling cash jackpot or cash prize. Six monthly drawings from February to July will award $5,000 prizes and rolling cash jackpots that start at $10,000 and grow until the drawing date.
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