After playing for a year, a Maryland woman won $50,000 in the Pick 5 lottery game thanks to her license plate, according to the Maryland Lottery.
Markietta Robertson, from Prince George’s County, won $50,000 on a $1 straight bet and $400 on a 50-cent box bet, according to the Maryland Lottery. She purchased her winning Pick 5 lottery ticket from Marlton Liquors in Upper Marlboro. The business will receive a $500 bonus from the lottery for selling the ticket.
On Jan. 12, Robertson’s license plate numbers won her the Pick 5 game, just as she had predicted to her husband, James, repeatedly for months, the Lottery said.
“I was home when I checked my tickets and I just hollered when I saw I hit,” Robertson told the Lottery. “I double-checked using the Lottery app and then I jumped into my husband’s arms.”
After winning $50,000 in the Pick 5 lottery, the couple went to Marlton Liquors in Upper Marlboro to confirm the prize. The store employees were familiar with Robertson and her playing habits and asked if she had placed a Pick 5 box bet in the same drawing.