Parkville man hits $50K jackpot on scratch-off after pizza break pays off
BALTIMORE, MD – A routine stop for pizza turned into a $50,000 payday for a Parkville man who scratched his way to a top prize win on a Maryland Lottery ticket purchased at a Towson convenience store.
The Baltimore County resident, a retail worker, stopped at a 7-Eleven located at 8507-A Loch Raven Boulevard when he noticed scratch-off tickets for sale. He bought a single ticket from the “Break the Bank” game and initially thought he had won a modest prize.
The ticket showed a $5,000 win on a matching number, but further inspection revealed the prize had appeared ten times, totaling $50,000. The man claimed the top-tier prize at Lottery headquarters on Monday.
The Towson 7-Eleven that sold the winning ticket receives a $500 bonus, which represents 1% of the prize amount, for selling a top-tier prize-winning ticket.
This win marks the second $50,000 top prize claimed in the “Break the Bank” scratch-off game. The first came from a player in Pasadena. Six more top prizes of $50,000 remain in circulation, along with tens of thousands of smaller prizes ranging from $5 to $5,000.
Non-winning “Break the Bank” tickets are eligible for entry into the “Unlock the Cash” second-chance promotion through My Lottery Rewards. Players who enter at least $10 worth of non-winning Break the Bank tickets, or combine them with eligible Cash Combination Fast Play tickets, are automatically entered into a drawing.
Two more second-chance drawings remain, set for October 9 and November 6. Each drawing selects two winners who will compete in the Unlock the Cash Live Game at Lottery headquarters for a chance to win up to $25,000.