HYATTSVILLE, MD – A Hyattsville man won the $50,000 grand prize in the Maryland Lottery’s Lucky Riches scratch off game this week.
The 49-year-old installer said he need to grab his reading glasses to make sure he actually won after scratching the ticket off.
“I needed to put my glasses on to really look at it. I couldn’t believe it,” said the lucky winner.
The man said he regularly plays scratch off tickets if he sees a game that looks like he’d like it.
The ticket was sold at Hillandale Beer & Wine at 10117 New Hampshire Avenue in Montgomery County. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
According to the Maryland Lottery, Lucky Riches is the fifth most popular game in the Maryland Lottery Top 40 Scratch-offs. The $5 ticket went on sale Feb. 20 and the Hyattsville player found the game’s second top prize. Six prizes of $50,000 are unclaimed along with more than 957,000 others ranging from $5 to $5,000.