A housekeeping couple from Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, experienced a dramatic change in fortune when they claimed a $50,000 top prize from a Holiday Cash scratch-off at the Maryland Lottery headquarters.
A Surprise Win
Their visit to the Lottery headquarters on Tuesday was filled with visible excitement, still fresh from their win the previous day. This win, the biggest in their history, came as a shock, especially to the woman who had scratched off the $5 game.
Disbelief Turns to Joy
Initially in disbelief, the woman, recalling her reaction, said, “I just kept saying, ‘No.'” Her boyfriend, the one who purchased the ticket from a Glen Burnie retailer, had to convince her that their stroke of luck was real. This win altered the usual dynamic of their conversations about lottery tickets.
A Turn of Fate
In a twist of fate, it was only last week that she had relented to her boyfriend’s lottery purchases, requesting him to buy one for her as well. The reality of their $50,000 win was finally confirmed through the readout on her boyfriend’s smartphone Lottery app, allowing joy to take over.