$2M Lotto Win For Bel Air Restauranteur Who Lost Business During Pandemic

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — A Bel Air resident who popped by the Wawa at 709 Bel Air Road for gas ended up buying a $30 scratch-off lottery ticket that won him $2 million.

“I buy a ticket every once in a while,” he told the Maryland Lottery. “It’s never a planned thing, usually it’s just when I see a sign or notice the machine.”

After scratching off the instant ticket he picked from a recently repaired machine, the lucky player was stunned.

“I counted the zeros and was amazed that I’d won $2,000. Then, I counted the zeros again," he said. “I was overwhelmed.”

The winner is thinking about using the prize to open a new restaurant in the future and bringing back employees who lost jobs when he went out of business.

Also benefiting from his win is his lucky lottery retailer. Wawa #553 earns a $2,000 bonus from the lottery for selling a $2 million top-prize winning scratch-off.