50K scratch off win puts new home dream within reach for Montgomery County man
Boyds, MD – A casual stop for gas and a last-minute change in lottery choice turned into a major financial boost for a Montgomery County mechanic who says a $50,000 scratch-off win has put a new house on the horizon.
Zachary Drennan of Boyds claimed the $50,000 prize Monday after scratching a winning ticket from the Maryland Lottery’s 50X the Cash game. Drennan said he bought the $10 ticket on Friday, January 30, during what he described as an on day for playing the Lottery.
Drennan told Lottery officials he plays sporadically, sometimes buying a few tickets a week and then going weeks without playing at all. On this occasion, he stopped with a fellow mechanic at Crystal Rock Exxon on Germantown Road. He initially planned to buy a game he had played before, but his coworker suggested trying 50X the Cash, a game that launched earlier in January.
The two scratched their tickets at the gas station. Before Drennan’s friend finished scratching his own ticket, Drennan realized he had uncovered a $50,000 prize. The moment sent him rushing to secure the ticket and figure out the next steps.
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Crystal Rock Exxon, located at 19815 Germantown Road in Germantown, sold the winning ticket. The game launched January 9 with nine top prizes of $100,000 and ten second-tier prizes of $50,000. At the time of the claim, eight $100,000 prizes and nine $50,000 prizes remained in circulation.
Drennan said the winnings will be used to start a fund toward buying a new home for his family, calling the prize a significant step toward that goal.
Key Points
- A Montgomery County man won $50,000 on a 50X the Cash scratch-off ticket
- The ticket was purchased at Crystal Rock Exxon in Germantown
- The winner plans to put the money toward a future home
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