Grandma Wins 20 Years of Ravens Tickets

GLEN BURNIE, MD — Brenda Grier may be the coolest grandma in Anne Arundel County after winning great seats to every Baltimore Ravens football game for the next 20 years.

The Glen Burnie resident found out Wednesday that she was this year’s Ravens “Seats for 20 Years” winner. The prize includes two club-level tickets to every pre-season and regular-season game, along with parking.

“I can’t wait to share this prize with my grandchildren,” said the grandmother of five said in a Maryland Lottery news release. “They are going to be so excited.”

The avid Lottery player was one of the Ravens second-chance finalists who gathered at M&T Bank Stadium to find out if they had won the highly sought-after prize. All six were already winners, having received $10,000 just for being selected. The other finalists included Sharon Christensen from Severn.

Before the winner was picked, finalists enjoyed a private tour of the stadium, then the Jumbotron revealed Grier’s name. The 55-year-old jumped in the air, screamed and hugged the closest person she could find – Ken, a gracious finalist to her right.

Grier’s husband, Ronald, stood by and calmly watched his wife celebrate the moment.

For the seventh year in a row, the Lottery partnered with the Baltimore Ravens during the 2015 football season. Players entered non-winning Ravens scratch-offs into their My Lottery Rewards account. Once a ticket was submitted, entrants could select which prize category they wanted to enter, including “Seats for 20 Years”, Away Trip with the Team, Game Day Packages and cash.

The finalists were selected from more than 132,000 entries submitted for the “Seats for 20 Years” prize. Throughout the season, more than 432,000 entries were received for the entire second-chance contest.

»Photo of Ravens ticket-winner Brenda Grier of Glen Burnie, courtesy of Maryland Lottery