BOWIE, MD- A 70-year-old woman from Prince George’s County struck luck with a $100,000 top-prize win while playing the Maryland Riches scratch-off game. The winner made her winning discovery a few weeks ago while fueling up her car with gas and deciding to purchase a Lottery ticket.
Although she is not a frequent player of the Lottery, she is now grateful she opted to buy a $10 Maryland Riches scratch-off last month at the Kentland Shell in Hyattsville while refueling her car. Upon arriving home, she scratched the ticket and was astonished to see that she had won $100,000.
“I had to sit down and compose myself,” recalled the Bowie resident. “I wasn’t fully convinced until I scanned it the next day.”
After realizing the magnitude of her win, the grandmother decided to keep it a secret and stashed the winning ticket in a secure spot. She even refrained from informing her husband, who accompanied her to the Lottery Claim Center in Baltimore to claim the prize.
“It was just a few days ago that she told me,” her husband shared. “She simply said, ‘we need to head to Baltimore to claim a Lottery prize’.”
When collecting her winnings, the winner informed Lottery Officials that she intends to save her prize money. As a token of appreciation for selling the $100,000 top-prize winning scratch-off, the Kentland Shell located at 7777 Landover Road in Hyattsville will be awarded a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery.
This marks the second time a top-prize has been claimed in the Maryland Riches game since its launch in March. Seven $100,000 top prizes are still up for grabs, along with twenty-two $10,000 prizes, and numerous unclaimed prizes ranging from $10 to $1,000.
