Rockville $100K Winner To Buy House With Windfall

ROCKVILLE, MD — A Montgomery County man is $100,000 richer after deciding not to follow a crowd’s example and buy the same Maryland Lottery scratch-off. Instead, he found a top-prize winning Super Triple 10s scratch-off and became the first to claim a top prize in the $10 game, according to a news release from the lottery.

The Rockville resident had stopped at the Rockville Pike Shell for a Multi-Match ticket when he saw a group of people buying scratch-off games. He decided he would also buy a scratch-off.

“They all bought the same ticket, so I said to myself, ‘No, get something different,’ ” he told Lottery officials.

So, the lucky player purchased a Super Triple 10s instant ticket and scratched it there in the store. It’s a good thing the 50-year-old restaurant employee decided not to follow the crowd, because his ticket won big money.

“I wasn’t sure it was $100,000 until I checked the machine and it said ‘Cash at Lottery,’ ” he said.

The married father of two adult children immediately called his wife and son to share his news. He told Lottery officials that, initially, they did not believe him and his son thought he was joking. “I had to FaceTime them so they could see it was real.”

The Rockville man took a picture of his ticket, went home and put it in a locker. He had a nervous day at work as he anticipated claiming the $100,000 prize, which he did with his son by his side. The winner plans to use the money for a down payment on a house and to help with an already planned trip to Disney World.

For selling a top-prize winning scratch-off in the game, Rockville Pike Shell located at 1911 Rockville Pike earned a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery.

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