$100K Winning Lotto Ticket Claimed By Construction Worker Will Help Him Build New Business

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A construction worker from Brandywine couldn't believe his luck when he won $100,000 playing the lottery's $100,000 Lucky game. Jemmelle Murphy had stopped to cash his paycheck at a store, then decided to splurge $30 for the instant ticket at Waldorf Liquors.

He scratched the ticket while in the store and was stunned with what it revealed.

“I celebrated with the clerk a bit and then rushed home to show my family,” Murphy said. "Everyone was grinning from ear to ear.”

The 33-year-old has worked in commercial construction and residential building for a family-owned business for nearly 15 years. Murphy told lottery officials that his $100,000 prize might help him start out on his own and launch a deck-building business.

“I’m just blessed,” he said of his big win. “I’ve stayed focused and do good and good things have happened.”

Waldorf Liquors located at 2276 Crain Highway in Waldorf earns a $1,000 bonus from the lottery for selling a $100,000 top-prize winning scratch-off.