Severn woman shocks family after casual scratch-off purchase delivers massive win
SEVERN, Md. — A Maryland woman who only occasionally plays the Lottery is celebrating a major payday after a quick stop for gas turned into a stunning $77K scratch-off jackpot win.
The Severn resident claimed a $77,777 top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s new $10 Triple Red 7s Multiplier scratch-off game.
The winner said she and her sister-in-law stopped at the Exxon station located at 805 Reece Road in Severn to buy gas and lottery tickets.
The pair frequently visit the location, partly because of a popular food truck often parked nearby.
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“I tell her to buy tickets. You never know when you are going to be lucky,” the winner’s sister-in-law told lottery officials while visiting headquarters in Baltimore to claim the prize.
After scratching the ticket, the winner discovered she had matched the number 7 with the game’s $77,777 top prize.
Despite seeing the winning amount, she initially doubted the ticket was real.
Her sister-in-law later confirmed the jackpot by scanning the ticket using the Maryland Lottery mobile app.
“I’ve been doing it for years and she just plays a couple of times, and wins,” the sister-in-law said with a laugh.
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The winner said she has not finalized plans for the money but is considering buying a car.
Maryland Lottery officials said the Triple Red 7s Multiplier scratch-off launched May 15, and the Severn winner became the first person to claim a top prize in the new game.
Nine additional top prizes remain available statewide.
Lottery officials also said the game still includes 22 prizes worth $10,000 along with hundreds of thousands of smaller prizes ranging from $10 to $1,000.
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- A Severn woman won a $77,777 Maryland Lottery scratch-off prize
- The winning Triple Red 7s Multiplier ticket was purchased at an Exxon station in Severn
- Lottery officials said the winner was the first top-prize claimant in the new game
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