Claims $50,000 second-tier Towering 10s prize
He’s definitely a scratch-off man, a Baltimore County medical supplies salesman insisted to Lottery officials after claiming $50,000 worth of FAST PLAY luck he recently encountered. Noting that his big score did not come by way of a scratch-off, the Essex man said he changed his game because “it felt like the right time to switch things up.”
The 59-year-old instant ticket fan loves scratch-offs. “I’ve played them for years with lots of wins and I will continue.” Something, however, told him to try something different when he stopped by Royal Farms #071 at 8235 Eastern Avenue in Baltimore that Saturday.
“I was about to pick a particular scratcher that’s been very lucky for me when the feeling hit me,” he said. Selecting a $10 FAST PLAY Towering 10s game instead, the player returned to his car. “FAST PLAY games aren’t that different from scratch-offs, I guess. Maybe that’s why I picked it.”
About to leave the parking lot to head home, the player glanced at his Towering 10s ticket and noticed a match. He turned off the car’s engine and looked closer, getting more and more excited. “The match I first saw was for $20,000, I couldn’t believe it, then one for $10,000 and one more for $20,000. I took off fast – but safely – for home to show my wife.”
The over-riding sentiment of their celebration was relief. “This takes a lot of weight off of our shoulders, lets us breathe a bit, mainly with bills like it would for anyone else. It just makes our lives a little easier, a little better.”
The Towering 10s game went on sale July 4 with 30 $100,000 top prizes and 20 $50,000 second-tier prizes. Still remaining are 29 $100,000 prizes, 18 $50,000 prizes, 30 $20,000 prizes, 29 $10,000 prizes and others ranging from $10 to $1,000.
