GERMANTOWN, MD – An 18-year-old woman won the $30,000 top prize on a scratch off lottery ticket she got as a stocking stuffer on Christmas. It was also the first time she had played the lottery.
With her parents in tow, the 18-year-old college student claimed her prize at the Maryland Lottery headquarters last week.
“For her first Christmas as an adult, the lucky woman received a few scratch-offs from her parents. She had luck on three of the instant tickets, winning $1, $2, and $30,000,” lottery officials said.
“We gave them to her as a stocking stuffer,” her dad explained.
She is a college student majoring in Digital Arts. She plans to put the scratch-off prize into her savings account.
“It was shocking and a weird feeling” to win, she said, adding, “it was surreal.”
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The ticket was sold by Shoppers on Mateny Road in Germantown. They will receive $300 for selling the winning ticket.