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Miami Herald
6 hours ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Couple almost missed out on life-changing lottery prize, but they doubled back
A Maryland couple almost missed out on a life-changing lottery prize. The husband and wife were grocery shopping at a store in Baltimore County 'when they realized that they had passed the store's lottery vending machine,' Maryland Lottery officials said in a June 2 news release. 'We still had a lot to get and were short on time so we debated going back to get a ticket,' the husband told lottery officials. 'We almost didn't, but we doubled back.' They settled on a Money Bags scratch-off that cost $10, and ended up winning $250,000, lottery officials said. Later, the husband was mowing the grass when his wife came outside to let him know they'd won. She asked him to guess the amount of their windfall, lottery officials said. 'I guessed $500, which is the most I'd ever won, and she pointed up. I made a couple more guesses and she kept pointing. Then she got too excited to wait and showed it to me. 100% disbelief,' he said, according to the release. The husband and wife plan to pay bills and do some remodeling with the winnings, lottery officials said. Plus, 'we should still have plenty left over to find something fun to do,' the husband said, per the release.
UPI
7 hours ago
- General
- UPI
Man wins $30,000 from lottery ticket given to him by his nephew
A Maryland man won a $30,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket he received as a gift from his nephew. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 2 (UPI) -- A Maryland man won a $30,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket he received as a gift from his nephew. The Gwynn Oak resident told Maryland Lottery officials he's a frequent player of scratch-off tickets and recently received a $3 Bonus Crossword ticket as a random gift from his nephew. The man was surprised to scratch off a $30,000 prize. "I couldn't believe it. I was totally shocked," the player recalled. The winner said his nephew will receive a little bit more than a simple "thank you." "I threw a couple of dollars his way since he bought the ticket," the uncle said. He said the rest of his winnings will go toward paying off bills.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Miami Herald
Woman buys $5 scratch-off in Maryland and wins big. ‘Couldn't calculate it all'
A woman bought a $5 scratch-off and was left 'overwhelmed' after checking it with her husband, Maryland officials said. The state employee usually plays Keno in addition to scratch-offs and bought a 'handful of them' in Fallston, according to a May 30 news release by the Maryland Lottery. She had no idea one of the Monopoly X20 games she bought would be carrying a $50,000 prize, officials said. The Baltimore County woman usually checks her ticket by scanning the barcode but decided she'd actually scratch it this time, officials said. 'I didn't cheat this time and did it the long way,' she told lottery officials. At first, she scratched the winning numbers, then decided to check her own, officials said. 'I scratched under that 26 and saw $5,000, and thought 'OK, I've won something',' she said in the release. 'Then there was another $5,000 and another. … I just couldn't calculate it all.' That's when she asked her husband for help with the math and his eyes grew 'big,' officials said. The lucky winner said she doesn't have any concrete plans for the money other than to save it, officials said. Fallston is about a 20-mile drive northeast from Baltimore.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- General
- Miami Herald
‘Cherished family tradition' leads woman to life-changing Maryland lottery win
For a Maryland woman, playing lottery games isn't just a hobby — 'it's a cherished family tradition.' 'I've been playing since I became old enough,' the woman said in a May 30 Maryland Lottery news release. 'Growing up, I remember my mother playing regularly. She was always lucky and used to talk about winning enough one day to retire.' And now, after scoring a life-changing win, the woman found herself in 'a full circle moment that brought back fond memories of her mom's dreams,' lottery officials said. To avoid traffic, the Randallstown woman left early for a meeting and made a 'spur-of-the-moment stop at a gas station in Annapolis,' lottery officials said. She bought some lottery tickets but didn't have any winners, she told lottery officials. 'Then I tried a $20 MONOPOLY ticket and won my money back,' she said in the release. 'I figured my luck was running out, but decided to buy one more.' The lottery player tried her luck on a $20 Lucky 777 ticket, officials said. After her meeting wrapped up, the woman said she scratched the ticket's barcode and scanned it using the lottery app on her phone. She was 'floored,' lottery officials said. 'I saw the word 'winner' pop up, but then I saw the amount. I just froze,' the winner told lottery officials. 'I had to catch my breath.' The woman said she invited her mother over for dinner 'to share the incredible news.' 'She was speechless, which is rare,' the daughter said. The woman said she plans to use her winnings to 'plan for retirement and spoil her two beloved dogs,' lottery officials said. Annapolis is about a 30-mile drive south from Baltimore.
UPI
3 days ago
- Business
- UPI
Maryland man wins six-digit lottery prize for the third time
A Maryland man scored a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket after previously collecting lottery prizes of $100,000 and $250,000. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 30 (UPI) -- A devoted Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket player scored a $100,000 prize -- his third time winning a six-digit payout. The Bowie man told Maryland Lottery officials he bought a Monopoly X50 ticket from Forbes BP at 9701 Annapolis Road in Lanham using $10 he borrowed from his wife. The player recalled how he convinced his wife to give him the cash by saying: "You know I'm going to split it with you anyway." The ticket ended up earning the man -- and his wife -- a $100,000 prize. The player previously visited Maryland Lottery headquarters in 2022 to collect a $250,000 prize from a $250,000 Gold Rush ticket. A few years earlier, he won $100,000 from another scratch-off game. The player said he will keep buying scratch-off tickets until he hits an even larger prize. "Now I'm looking for a $1 million or $2 million win, then I'm done," he said. The winner said his latest prize will go toward new cabinets in his kitchen, new windows in the entire house and starting college funds for his grandchildren.
