Jumbo Cash game delivers $50,000 prize to federal government worker
The next time the grandkids visit Pop Pop, he may be smiling from ear to ear because of his Maryland Lottery secret. The Calvert County resident, who won $50,000 playing a Jumbo Cash scratch-off, plans to keep mum about his win even while sharing some of the funds with his grandkids and paying off bills.
The federal government employee found his lucky win playing a different scratch-off from his regular choice. The father of four adult children said he typically plays the $10 50X The Cash scratch-off, which has delivered him prizes of $100 to $500. “I’ve been lucky, from time to time,” he said.
Pop Pop was visiting Jughead Liquor at 16036 Three Notch Road in California when he spotted the $10 Jumbo Cash game and decided, on a whim, to buy two Jumbo Cash instant tickets. He usually scratches off games while still at the Lottery retailer and did so that day. The first scratch-off was a non-winner. The second one was a different story. “That one was, ‘Woo!’ I couldn’t believe it,” the winner recalled. “I said, ‘This must be $50.’”
However, a scan of the scratch-off’s prize check area showed a $50,000 win. The startled player made a beeline for the door. “I didn’t even tell the clerk,” he said. “I walked out.”
Pop Pop remained in a state of shock as he drove away in his vehicle. “I was amazed,” he said. “I’ve never won this much money. I was driving down the highway and I wondered, ‘Am I dreaming?’”
Hoping the answer was “No,” he pulled into a 7-Eleven and scanned the instant ticket again. He saw the same $50,000 winner message! Pop Pop rushed home and hid the scratch-off “where no one would find it” until he could claim his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore.
The Jumbo Cash game went on sale in April with five $250,000 top prizes and four $50,000 second-tier prizes. Three top prizes remain along with three $50,000 prizes and others ranging from $10 to $10,000.
