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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…
