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A Prince George's County woman was back in the Winner's Circle at Maryland Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore to claim a $1 million prize, just two weeks after she won $50,000 playing a different game.
The loyal - and lucky - Lottery player from Oxon Hill won $50,000 playing "Pick 5" on July 25, and wasn't content with that paltry prize and decided to up the ante a little bit and hit the jackpot on a $20 on a "$1 Million Royale" ticket.
She is the first person to claim a top prize on the newly released game.
Lottery Officials said the 67-year-old woman stopped at Al's Beer and Wine in Oxon Hill to play her regular Lottery numbers, and she picked up five "$1 Million Royale" scratchers.
The former federal government employee played the games with her husband, a retired Vietnam veteran, and sure enough, on the last ticket, she unveiled a seven-figure prize.
"He was pointing at the ticket and said, ‘I think we won this much’,” said the lifelong Lottery player, who chose not to disclose a name. “We just couldn’t believe it because we just won $50,000 in July.”
The mother of two and grandmother of six immediately called one of her sons to take her to a nearby Lottery retailer to confirm the win, she said.
“When it was confirmed, I took a picture and showed my husband,” she said, adding, “I said, ‘Meet Mrs. Millionaire.’”
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