JARRETTSVILLE, MARYLAND – Buying the scratch-off in Lottery vending machine bin #26 on her sister’s Nov. 26 birthday led to a $50,000 payday for a Jarrettsville woman. She bought the scratch-off with her sister in mind and, initially, thought her prize was for far less.
“I saw all those fives and thought, ‘This is going to be a $100 winner,’” she told Lottery officials when she claimed her prize. As those fives kept coming on thePower 5sinstant ticket, she modified her estimated win to $5,000 and wound up with the game’s $50,000 top prize.
The Harford County resident follows the Lottery’s recommendations for responsible play, setting a limit for her purchases and sticking to it. The loyal player typically spends no more than $20 at a time on Lottery games. However, on the day she visited Forest Hill Exxon, the anonymous player had a few winning tickets for small amounts that she cashed in to buy games. Among the games she selected was from the Lottery vending equipment was the winningPower 5sscratch-off.
The lucky player plans to share her prize with family members and may take a nicer-than-usual vacation to a beach. She had not yet selected a beach to visit when she claimed her prize.
The $5Power 5sgame made its debut on Nov. 15, only days before the birthday of the winner’s sister. Players have plenty of prizes to find in the game, including six more $50,000 top prizes and 13 $5,000 prizes.
Sharing in her good fortune is Forest Hill Exxon at 2019 Rock Spring Road in Forest Hill. The Harford County retailer will receive a bonus of $500 from the Lottery for selling a $50,000 top-prize winning scratch-off. The bonus is equal to 1 percent of the prize.