She buys scratch-off tickets every Christmas. This year, it paid off in a big way.
A Maryland nurse is ringing in 2026 as a newly minted millionaire after a Christmas Eve scratch-off turned into a $2 million jackpot, Maryland Lottery officials announced in Baltimore on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
The Eastern Shore woman, who lives in Wicomico County, said she was shopping for scratch-off tickets to give adults on her Christmas list on Tuesday, Dec. 24, when she decided to treat herself to a $30 200X The Cash ticket, according to the Maryland Lottery…