Lottery player buys $5 scratch-off in Maryland. Now his wife gets her wish granted

A man who plays the lottery daily landed a win that “worked out perfectly,” Maryland officials said.

The Harford County man was in the process of having a new home built when he decided to buy a $5 Joker’s Wild ticket, according to an Aug. 2 news release by the Maryland Lottery.

He had no idea the scratch-off was carrying a $50,000 prize, officials said.

The man has won “a little here and a little there,” with his personal best being $5,000, officials said.

The man started scratching the ticket, which eventually revealed a $5,000 win. But when he kept scratching, “it just kept going,” officials said.

In the end, the ticket revealed 10 separate wins of $5,000 for the $50,000 total, lottery officials said.

“This can’t be real,” the winner told officials.

The man plans to use the money on home renovations his wife has been wishing for, a screened-in porch, a crab feast and an Atlantic cruise, officials said.

Harford County is about a 30-mile drive northeast from Baltimore.

This story was originally published August 2, 2024 at 1:12 PM with the headline "Lottery player buys $5 scratch-off in Maryland. Now his wife gets her wish granted."