Lottery player in shock over big win calls his daughter, then locks ticket in safe
On his way home from work one day, a Maryland man made a stop that changed everything.
The man, a packaging official living in Frederick County, left work and walked into Mountain View Convenience & Food Mart in Thurmont, according to a July 25 news release from the Maryland Lottery.
He stood in line and asked for two $5 Money Money Money tickets.
He scratched the first of the two and saw a matching number, and then below it, the ticket read $50,000, officials said.
“I wasn’t expecting to win anything big,” he told lottery officials. “When I saw how much of a win it was, I was a little unsure.”
He took the ticket back to the retailer. It was confirmed.
In shock, he called his daughter, officials said. Then, he locked the winning ticket in a safe until he could claim his prize.
The man plans to use some of his winnings to help his family and save the rest.
Thurmont is about a 60-mile drive northwest from Baltimore.
This story was originally published July 26, 2024 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Lottery player in shock over big win calls his daughter, then locks ticket in safe."