BALTIMORE, MD – A Baltimore mother and daughter who share a love of bingo-style scratch-offs are celebrating a $100,000 top-prize win after hitting big on the Maryland Lottery’s Bingo X10 game.
The pair discovered their windfall on November 6 after purchasing the lucky ticket at Monumental Liquors on East Monument Street.
The daughter was the first to realize the win, letting out a scream that sent her mother running into the room.
Key Points
- Baltimore mother and daughter won $100,000 on Bingo X10 scratch-off.
- The winning ticket was purchased at Monumental Liquors on E. Monument Street.
- The retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Maryland Lottery.
Family’s favorite game brings biggest win yet
“When I heard her scream, I thought something awful had happened,” the mother recalled when the two visited Maryland Lottery headquarters on November 10 to claim their prize. Instead, she found her daughter shaking and holding the Bingo X10 ticket.
“I knew exactly what was going on,” she said. Her daughter, still in disbelief, waited for confirmation before celebrating. “It looked like a $100,000 win to me, but I wanted my mother to tell me that I was seeing what I thought I was seeing.”
Sleepless excitement after surprise discovery
The pair’s reactions to their sudden fortune couldn’t have been more different. The daughter admitted, “I’ve hardly slept a wink,” while her mother, grinning, said, “I slept like a baby.”
The family plans to take their time deciding how to use their winnings, though they both say they’ll keep playing their favorite bingo-style games.
Monumental Liquors gets retailer bonus
The lucky ticket was sold at Monumental Liquors, 2125 E. Monument Street, which will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Maryland Lottery for selling the top-prize ticket.
The $10 Bingo X10 game launched in March and has now seen four of its six $100,000 top prizes and 14 of its 20 second-tier $10,000 prizes claimed.