Weary Night-Shift Worker Finds Eye-Opening $100,000 Lottery Prize

Claims big win on Bingo X10 6th Edition scratch-off

A Baltimore County woman who plays bingo- and crossword-themed scratch-offs to “keep my mind alert” got an eye-opening surprise one morning after working the night shift.

The $10 Bingo X10 6th Edition scratch-off, which arrived in stores a year ago, is one of her go-to games. She had bought that instant ticket and two others recently at one of her favorite Lottery retailers well before she went to work. After discovering the first two games were non-winners, the grandmother said to herself, “Let me wait for this one.”

She set the last game aside and time passed before she picked up the Bingo X10 game to try her luck. After getting to the eighth bingo card in her play area, the confused player put her pen down, unsure if she was viewing the game’s results correctly.

“I said, ‘Don’t tell me I’m not going to win,’” she recalled. A closer look only led to more confusion about her status as a $100,000 winner. She told herself, “Tomorrow morning, I’m going to see if it’s true” and went to work.

The next morning brought the exciting confirmation of her prize. A Lottery clerk scanned the instant ticket for her and proclaimed her a winner, luckily to an empty store. The loyal player has kept her Lottery luck a secret. She plans to share her windfall with family members.

This game went on sale in March 2023 and still has one unclaimed top prize remaining, along with five $10,000 prizes and 16 $1,000 prizes.

Our winner found the lucky game at Merritt BP, located at 800 Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk. For its role in selling the $100,000-winning scratch-off, the Baltimore County retailer earns a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery.