Personal Finance
$56K Lotto Win For Harford Co. Mom Means New Wheels
A Harford Co. stay-at-home mom recently claimed $56,435 in winnings playing Racetrax. She and her husband might buy a minivan.
HARFORD COUNTY, MD — A busy mom from Harford County took the time to play Racetrax, a computer-animated horse racing game, and ended up winning $56,435.
The stay-at-home mom and her husband stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters to claim her prize and said they couldn't believe she'd won.
She described herself as a casual player of Racetrax and had placed a $1 Superfecta bet with the multiplier bonus option using the numbers 4, 6, 9 and 11. The total ticket price for 10 races was $48.
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“I almost fell over. I couldn’t believe it,” the Harford County woman said,
The Harford County mom told lottery officials her husband would like for her to use the winnings and buy a minivan, but they haven't decided just yet what to do with their windfall.
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The winning ticket was purchased at Mimi’s Liquor Station at 12010 Rousby Hall Road in Lusby. The Calvert County retailer will receive a 1 percent bonus of $564.35 for selling the winning Racetrax ticket.
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