Abingdon Woman Wins $50K With Lotto Ticket

BEL AIR, MD — After 15 years of playing the lottery, an Abingdon woman cashed in on a $50,000 prize this week, according to the Maryland Lottery.

The winner, who identified herself as "Josey's Mom," has won amounts previously from $500 to $1,200. But the prize from her June 21 Bonus Match 5 game takes the cake.

The 55-year-old nurse told lottery officials that she had purchased seven tickets, one for each day of the week, from Third Base Liquors in Bel Air.

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When she realized her success after the first game, "I said, ‘I just won $50,000,'" Josey's Mom remembered. She was sitting at the computer checking her numbers.

“I said, ‘That’s nice, honey,’' her husband told the Maryland Lottery. “Then I said, ‘What did you just say? Holy cow!’”

They plan to use the winnings to pay for bills and a vacation to California.

For selling the top-prize-winning ticket in the June 21 Bonus 5 Match game, Third Base Liquors wins $500 from the Maryland Lottery.

Photo courtesy of the Maryland Lottery.