Hagerstown Man Wins $50,000 Cash Prize Playing Scratch-Off Game

Jessica Woods

HAGERSTOWN, MD – A Hagerstown man won $50,000 on a scratch off lottery ticket according to the Maryland Lottery.

Michael Hardin, a 33-year-old fire alarm tech supervisor from Hagerstown, is celebrating his $50,000 win playing the $50,000 Cash scratch-off game. Michael, who occasionally plays Lottery games, decided to try his luck while getting lunch money for the week at an ATM inside AC&T #700 in Washington County.

He saw a customer next to him playing $20 scratch-offs without much luck, so he decided to play the $50,000 Cash game.

The previous player left him a message, saying that the next one would be a big winner, and Michael decided to purchase one of the $20 scratch-offs.


His girlfriend scanned the ticket on her phone as they drove home, and they had to pull over because of her reaction to the win. Michael plans to use some of the money for a down payment on a new home, invest some of it, and have fun with the rest.

The store where he bought the winning ticket will also receive a $500 bonus from the Lottery.

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