District heights woman wins $50,000 maryland lottery scratch-off prize
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District Heights woman wins $50,000 Maryland Lottery scratch-off prize

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May 7, 2025
A Maryland woman turned a $5 scratch-off into $50,000 after buying a winning ticket on a shopping trip with her sister.

A woman from District Heights, Maryland, claimed the first $50,000 top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s Let’s Make a Deal scratch-off game after purchasing a $5 ticket during a routine shopping trip with her sister.

The Prince George’s County resident bought the ticket last Sunday at Tony’s Liquors on Laurel-Bowie Road in Laurel. She scratched the ticket at home and was stunned to discover the $50,000 win. “I saw that I matched the ‘8’ to one of the winning numbers and thought, ‘this can’t be real,’” said the retired hospitality worker. Her sister confirmed the win using a mobile ticket scanner.

The pair traveled to the Maryland Lottery’s Claim Center in Baltimore earlier this week to officially claim the prize. The winner shared that she plans to use the funds for home improvements.

Tony’s Liquors, the retailer that sold the winning ticket, will receive a $500 bonus from the Lottery for selling a top-prize ticket.


Key points

  • A District Heights woman won the first $50,000 top prize in the Let’s Make a Deal® scratch-off game.
  • The winning ticket was purchased at Tony’s Liquors in Laurel.
  • The winner plans to use her prize money for home improvements.

Second-chance promotion offers Hollywood trip and cash prizes

In addition to the scratch-off’s instant prizes, the Maryland Lottery is offering a second-chance promotion for non-winning Let’s Make a Deal tickets. Players can enter tickets into the My Lottery Rewards program through September 8 for a chance to win one of five VIP trips to Hollywood or $5,000 in cash.

Each trip includes airfare, hotel accommodations, $1,660 in spending money, a guided tour of Los Angeles, and a costume shopping trip. Winners will attend a live taping of the game show and may “play along” with contestants for a chance to win up to $3,000 during the experience.

The Maryland Lottery will hold five drawings to award the second-chance prizes.

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