$50K Winning Lotto Ticket Scooped Up By School Bus Driver

SUITLAND, MD — A school bus driver for Prince George's County Public Schools had just dropped off his students at school when he decided to grab a bite to eat. While he was leaving the restaurant, he spied a lottery retailer and ended up winning $50,000 that day.

“I buy scratch-off tickets just about every week. So, when I saw it, I decided to get one while I was there,” he said when he claimed his prize at lottery headquarters in Baltimore Feb. 12.

The bus driver hadn't played the 50X the Cash scratch-off game before, which debuted Jan. 9.

“I won $600 once playing a new ticket, so whenever I see one, I get it,” he said.

Scratching his ticket in his car, the bus driver experienced what he called the biggest shock of his life when he uncovered his $50,000 win.

“I use the word shock because it was almost as if I’d gotten hit by lightning. It was the last thing I was expecting. Just unbelievable,” he said

He is the second to claim one of the game’s $50,000 second-tier prizes. 50X the Cash has eight more to offer players, as well as six $100,000 top prizes. He found his winner at the Lucky Lottery store at 6029 Marlboro Pike in District Heights.