DC Man Redeems Winning MD Lottery Ticket Sold At Silver Spring Exxon

SILVER SPRING, MD — A Washington, D.C. man's visit to a Silver Spring gas station over a month ago turned out to be money in the bank, according to a Maryland Lottery release.

The man told lottery officials that one of his favorite hobbies is to play scratch-off tickets and jackpot games. So, when he stopped at the Fenton Street Exxon located at 8301 Fenton St. in Silver Spring and bought a $5 Crazy 8s ticket, it wasn't anything unusual. What was unusual was finding he'd won $50,000when he scratched the ticket in the store

“I wasn’t sure I was seeing what I was seeing, so I scanned it,” the man told lottery officials. “When I saw that message, I knew it was a winner and headed straight home.”

Since the District man's job as a concierge at a local tennis club keeps him pretty busy, a month passed before he was able to visit lottery headquarters in Baltimore to claim his $50,000 prize.

Now that the man has gotten his prize, he decided to deposit the money in the bank and take some time to decide what to do with his winnings.

“It’s important to take your time and not make decisions too quickly,” he said.

For selling a $50,000 top-prize winning scratch-off, Fenton Street Exxon will receive a $500 bonus from the Maryland Lottery.