BALTIMORE, MD—Two Maryland residents are celebrating a sudden windfall after being named winners in the Maryland Lottery’s latest “Go for the Green” second-chance drawing. Ryan Baker of Westminster and Patricia Themelis of Nottingham were among the four lucky individuals selected in the most recent round of the promotion.
Each winner walked away with a prize package totaling $4,100 in value, consisting of:
- $3,500 in cash.
- $600 worth of Gifts of Green scratch-off tickets (one full pack).
The Gifts of Green tickets included in the prize carry their own potential for a life-changing payday, with top prizes reaching as high as $500,000.
Checking the Results
For Ryan Baker, the discovery was a result of diligent checking. Having followed the promotion closely, Baker visited the Maryland Lottery website shortly after the drawing to see if his luck had turned.
“I looked and saw the name Ryan Baker, and the city was Westminster. I couldn’t believe it,” he told Lottery officials.
A “Messy” Path to Victory
Patricia Themelis’s win came with a bit of domestic humor. She admitted that she hadn’t entered a massive amount of tickets before the drawing, partly due to some gentle feedback at home…