A new home is on the horizon for Pastor Machado Benitez and his family after the College Park man won a $100,000 prize in the 50X The Cash game.
Prince George’s County player takes home $100,000
A College Park player is $100,000 richer after making a pit stop to get gas on the way to pick up his wife from work. Pastor Machado Benitez won a top prize playing the 50X The Cash scratch-off last weekend.
Pastor was playing chauffer on Saturday, driving family members here and there. The Prince George’s County resident was on his way to get his wife when he realized he needed gas. The lucky player stopped at Wawa #8521 in Adelphi and, while there, decided to play some scratch-off games. He decided on the $10 50X The Cash game.
“The first and second tickets were not winners, but the third one was $10,” said Pastor. He thought for a moment about what to do with the prize and decided to cash in his winning scratch-off and buy one more game. He scratched it off in the store.
“I saw the “X” symbol and thought maybe I won $100,” said the winner. “But, when I saw that $10,000, I thought ‘Wow, this is big.’”
The “10X” symbol that Pastor revealed multiplied his win to $100,000. The construction worker quickly put away his lucky instant ticket, filled up his tank with gas and hurried to get his wife and share the awesome news.
Pastor showed his wife the winning scratch-off when she got in the car.
“I was shocked,” said his wife, who accompanied her husband to claim the prize this week.
The father of two plans to use the prize toward a new home for his family.
Joining in the excitement is Wawa #8521. For selling the $100,000 top-prize winning scratch-off, the Prince George’s County retailer located at 9100 Riggs Road will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery.
This is the third $100,000 top-prize winning instant ticket claimed on the 50X The Cash game. There are seven remaining along with eight unclaimed $50,000 prizes and 24 $10,000 prizes. Also unclaimed are many prizes ranging from $10 to $1,000.
The 50X The Cash scratch-off went on sale in January as a member of the X The Cash family of games. Another reason to try this game is the second-chance promotion under way. Enter non-winning X The Cash scratch-offs into My Lottery Rewards to qualify for five second-chance drawings. Prizes range from $50,000 to $75,000. Get details HERE.
