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Baltimore Ravens Fan Claims $100K After Winning Top Lottery Prize
"Man, ain't no way this happening to me. This is my Super Bowl," the man only known as Tone said, per Maryland Lottery officials.
BALTIMORE, MD — The Baltimore Ravens may not have won the Super Bowl, but a longtime fan felt like he won the big game after winning $100,000 with a Ravens X5 lottery ticket.
Maryland Lottery officials identified the man only as Tone. Officials said the winning ticket was sold at a Pennsylvania Avenue food mart in Baltimore.
Tone, an avid lottery player, recently claimed the game's top prize after playing the Ravens X5 game for the first time. Before then, Tone had not won more than $500 in scratch-offs.
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“Man, ain’t no way this happening to me. This is my Super Bowl,” Tone said, per officials.
After pocketing the winning ticket, he left for work, officials said.
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"Meanwhile, his lucky scratch-off is still packed with prizes. Players can look for two more $100,000 top prizes, three $10,000 prizes and others ranging from $5 to $1,000," officials said in a news release.
The food mart where Tone purchased the ticket will receive a $1,000 bonus from the lottery.
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