Her football team lost, but a $5 lottery ticket delivered the ultimate comeback.
WASHINGTON, DC – A 28-year-old DC woman who had never played a scratch-off lottery ticket in her life decided to give it a shot after watching her beloved Philadelphia Eagles lose. That spontaneous $5 purchase turned into a $50,000 payday, making her the first player to claim a top prize on Maryland’s new Hello Money! scratch-off game.
The woman, who is using the alias Go Birds, purchased the winning ticket at a Wawa convenience store at 9600 Fort Meade Road in Laurel while accompanying her mother on a routine lottery shopping trip. What started as an attempt to shake off a disappointing football game quickly became a moment neither woman could believe…