A Maryland woman thought she won $75 on a scratch-off but ended up with a payout over 600 times more than that, according to lottery officials.
Brian Brant is an Associate Editor, Human Interest, at PEOPLE. His work has previously appeared 1010 WINS/WCBS 880 and NewsBreak.A Maryland woman thought she won $75 playing a scratch-off game, but ended up with a payout over 600 times more than that, according to lottery officials.
“After I finish scratching my tickets, I always get out my phone and scan them on the Lottery app,” the woman explained. “I was in shock. I didn’t believe it. I scanned it 10 times to make sure,” she told lottery officials.Despite what she initially thought, she actually matched four red words and four black words to secure the top prize, becoming the fifth top-prize winner on the game.
"Three $50,000 prizes remain unclaimed," officials said. "There are also eight $10,000 prizes unclaimed along with prizes ranging from $5 to 1,000."USPS Carrier Drives 379 Miles on His Own Dime to Deliver Lost World War II Letters: 'Above and Beyond'Neighbors Help Pilot After Hearing 'Loud Boom' from Small Plane Crash on California Street
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