Wayne Gray from Cumberland took home a Winner Wishes $100K top prize. |
Wins Winner Wishes Top Prize
Wayne Gray has always enjoyed playing scratch-offs. In fact, this past summer, he was selected as a Maryland Lottery Double Play second-chance contest winner and received $100 worth of instant tickets. The next time he spoke with a Lottery official, it was for a much larger win, to the tune of $100.000.
“Two days before Christmas, I was on my way to the store to buy some scratch-offs,” said the 49-year-old. “I drove past D&D Pit N Go and, on a whim, decided to stop there instead of where I was headed.” Wayne purchased two Winner Wishes scratch-offs. Once back in his car, he started scratching the tickets. He realized the first ticket was not a winner, and started scratching the second ticket. “I saw that the 17’s matched, and then I saw the $100,000 prize under it, and couldn’t believe my eyes.”
Wayne, who has been employed as a maintenance worker at Hunter Douglas for 20 years, has no big plans for his winnings. “I wanted to buy an old truck and I still want to buy an old truck.” Wayne and his wife-of-25-years, Teresa, are throwing around the possibility of a vacation, but plan on saving most of the money.
The winning ticket was purchased at D&D Pit N Go, located on McMullen Hwy. in Cumberland. Being an experienced scratch-off player, Wayne frequently checks mdlottery.com to see which tickets still have big prizes available. Winner Wishes, which is 75% sold, still has two $100,000 top-prizes remaining.