Happy he stopped to buy ‘the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had”
Heading home late at night last week, an Anne Arundel County landscaper needed a little energy boost, he told Lottery officials on Wednesday. While the cup of coffee he stopped for likely would have done the job on its own, the $100,000 top-prize winning scratch-off he found there gave him the second wind he was seeking.
“I buy tickets all the time,” said the excited Severna Park resident. “It’s fun, and I win often enough to keep me going.” It was this fondness for scratch-off games that compelled him to buy a MONOPOLY X50 instant ticket from the Maryland Lottery and licensed by Scientific Games, LLC when looking for a liquid pick-me-up during his long drive.
The Lottery purchase was “a spur of the moment kind of thing,” he explained. The loyal player chose the $10 MONOPOLY X50 scratch-off because he has had pretty good luck with the game.
The lucky player scratched off his ticket in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 609 North 6th Street in Denton. “I stared at it for a minute or two until the shock wore off. I think I said out loud, ‘There’s no way this is happening.’” Heart pounding and legs shaky, he returned to the store to scan his instant ticket to confirm his win. “Even though it said $100,000, I just couldn’t believe it. I still can’t.”
MONOPOLY X50 debuted last month with 10 $100,000 top prizes. The happy landscaper is the second to claim one, leaving eight still in circulation. All 10 of the game’s $50,000 second-tier prizes are unclaimed, along with 25 $10,000 third-tier prizes.
The game is part of a Maryland Lottery family of MONOPOLY games and a 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. Six monthly drawings from February to July will award $5,000 prizes and rolling cash jackpots that start at $10,000 and grow until the drawing date.
Owners of the lucky 7-Eleven in Denton are also celebrating this week. The Caroline County business earned a $1,000 Lottery bonus for selling the top-prize winning scratch-off.
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