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50 Blocks, $100K Surprise: Maryland Woman’s Scratch-Off Confusion Pays Big
A Baltimore County woman got the surprise of her life after winning a second-tier $100,000 prize on a $5,000,000 Cash scratch-off—but only after a little math mix-up.
The Reisterstown resident bought the ticket at the Royal Farms on Hanover Pike, hoping for some good luck. When she scratched off all 50 blocks and matched every single one, she thought she’d won big.
But tallying up the prizes proved tricky.
“I thought I only won $60,000,” she said, laughing. It wasn’t until she double-checked her numbers that she realized she hit $100,000. “I was very excited!”
A retired government w…
Maryland Hits Powerball Hat Trick With Trio Of $50K Winning Tickets Sold At Area Stores
Talk about spreading the wealth!
Maryland saw three lucky winners each score $50,000 prizes in the latest Powerball drawing on Monday, Dec. 2, making for some very happy holidays.
The third-tier winning tickets were sold in Takoma Park, Pasadena, and Landover at:
7-Eleven, 900 Merrimac Drive, Takoma Park (Montgomery County);
John’s Liquor & General Store, 812 Duvall Highway, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County);
Landover Hills Exxon, 6579 Annapolis Road, Landover (Prince George’s County).
Although no one took home the jackpot, Maryland had 9,459 winners who snagged prizes ranging fr…
Lottery Luck Strikes Twice For Maryland Family After Great-Grandmother Wins $50K On Scratcher
Lightning struck twice for a lucky Maryland family that has cashed in big playing Lottery games, this time to the tune of $50,000 for a great-grandmother in Baltimore.
A pair of winning jackpot tickets have now come to the same househod after a woman won $50,000 playing a Ca$h Plu$ scratch-off ticket just three years after her daughter won a $100,000 Lottery prize.
"She was like, ‘Mom, stop lying,’” the woman, who lives with her equally lucky daughter, mused, though she says that they didn't believe her at first.
However, she did win the five-figure prize, which the 75 year old declared as…
