Player ‘almost had a heart attack’ upon realizing he had a million-dollar MONOPOLY™ ticket
A Maryland Lottery player from Ellicott City who expects his prizes to be the “bare minimum” got a $1 million shock when he scratched off a $20 MONOPOLY™ X100 ticket.
“I almost had a heart attack!” he said April 28 at Maryland Lottery headquarters after claiming his windfall.
His previous personal best Lottery win was $1,000 from a Keno ticket.
On the day he bought the ticket, the winner was in line at 108 Liquors at 12447 Clarksville Pike in Clarksville behind two other people. The first one purchased a few MONOPOLY™ X200 tickets (a $30 game) and won $500. The next purchase ahead was someone who won on the $10 MONOPOLY™ X50 game.
“No one touched the $20 ticket,” the winner said, noting that was the one he decided to go with. He scratched to reveal a winning match on 59 and revealed the prize as $1 million.
“I scanned it and all these numbers started coming up,” he said.
While excited, he didn’t reveal he had won and the only person other than him who knows now is his girlfriend.
It’s a lot of money, but the winner says he has a lot of plans: helping out some friends who’ve recently lost their jobs, squaring up finances for himself, his mom and family members; replacing his well-worn car, and investing in his girlfriend’s fledgling business venture.
“It’s a blessing. You have to spread it around,” he said.
He characterized the win as a once in a lifetime dream come true, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop playing the Lottery because you never know.
The Howard County retailer, 108 Liquors, receives a bonus of $1,000 for selling the top-tier-winning ticket.
The MONOPOLY X100 ticket started with six $1 million prizes, of which four remain after the Ellicott City player’s win.
The MONOPOLY X100 scratch-off went on sale on Jan. 13 as part of a Maryland Lottery family of MONOPOLY games and the 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. Monthly drawings through 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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