Reminder to buy aunt’s lottery ticket convinces woman to buy own — and she wins big
A woman “almost passed out” when she saw how much she won with her scratch-off ticket, Maryland lottery officials said.
The woman’s phone flashed with a reminder to go buy her aunt lottery tickets, according to a Feb. 7 Maryland Lottery news release. But instead, the woman decided she would go pick up a scratch-off or two for herself, lottery officials said.
The woman is a big fan of playing lottery games and often goes to a Citgo in Annapolis to purchase tickets, according to lottery officials. That’s where she went when she bought her latest winning ticket.
The Annapolis resident only had $20 to spend on tickets, which left her with a difficult question, according to lottery officials.
“Do I buy one $20 ticket, or two $10 tickets?” the woman recalled in the release.
She settled with buying one $10 ticket to test her luck, lottery officials said. Then, she started scratching.
As soon as she saw a “50X” symbol appear over $1,000 on her ticket, the Anne Arundel County resident knew she had struck a big win, according to lottery officials.
“I became weak and pale, and almost passed out,” the health care worker told lottery officials.
She had won a $50,000 prize, lottery officials said.
When she showed the cashier her winning ticket, the clerk had one suggestion: go home to show her family, lottery officials said. Just like the lottery player, her family was very thrilled to see her winnings.
Now, the woman plans to buy herself a new car with her winnings, lottery officials said.
This story was originally published February 7, 2024 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Reminder to buy aunt’s lottery ticket convinces woman to buy own — and she wins big."
