Avid lottery player keeps quiet after learning she won big prize in Maryland
An avid lottery player won a prize so big she wasn’t even sure what she was looking at, Maryland officials said.
She had taken home small prizes in the past but “had a considerably better outcome” on a $100,000 Crossword scratch-off ticket, Maryland Lottery officials said in a March 19 news release.
She won the top prize during a recent visit to the liquor store where she plays the lottery, officials said. She was the only customer in the store during a recent visit, when she opted for a $10 ticket on the game.
Her odds weren’t looking all that great in the first two puzzles or on any of the ticket’s four bonus words, officials said.
“But it was a different story on Puzzle 3, where she was able to form 10 words to land one of the ticket’s $100,000 top prizes,” officials said.
She wasn’t “completely sure of what she was seeing,” so she asked the store clerk to scan her ticket — and learned she was $100,000 richer.
“Although there was no one else around, she still kept her response reserved,” officials said. “She did tell a few friends and family, and added that she has no plans for her winnings except to help family friends.”
