Big Scratch-Off Win Leaves Anne Arundel Player Speechless

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — A happy and still-speechless winner of a $50,000 top prize on the Cash Craze Doubler game brought her husband with her to the Maryland Lottery Winner’s Circle to help tell her story, the agency said Friday in a news release.

The excitement of her big scratch-off win and a sore throat took their toll on the Anne Arundel County woman, who put the lucky instant ticket in a safe spot until she felt well enough to claim her prize. The day Lottery luck arrived, the 52-year-old was so happy she called her husband and shouted the good news to him over the phone.

“I thought she was trying to be like me and play a joke on me,” he said in a Lottery news release.

“I just could not believe I had won $50,000 dollars!” she said. “I just sat in my car and stared at the ticket at first. After the initial shock wore off, I called my hubby to celebrate with him.”

The happy player, who chose to remain anonymous, nicknamed herself “All About Benjamins” in honor of Benjamin Franklin’s appearance on the $100 bill. She and her husband plan to devote some of the big win to a vacation.

“All About Benjamins” found her big win at the Giant store at 1020 West 41st Street in Baltimore. For selling the top-prize scratch-off in the $5 game, the Lottery will give the city store a bonus of $500.

Photo courtesy of the Maryland Lottery