Silver Spring Dental Assistant Is All Smiles After Huge Lottery Win

SILVER SPRING, MD — The Maryland Lottery gave a dental assistant who lives near Silver Spring 50,000 reasons to smile when she won $50,000 playing a Deluxe Crossword scratch-off.

Odalys Cruz Reyes, 20, found Lottery luck waiting for her at Riverdale BP in Riverdale, where she stopped to pick up scratch-offs to play later that night after dinner. After she looked over the variety of instant tickets on display, Odalys bought several of the $5 Deluxe Crossword games.

“At first, I didn’t know which ones to get,” she said. “When I saw how pretty the design on the Crossword Deluxe ticket looked, I just had to have it. I am thrilled that those were some of my favorite colors on the ticket and that I love playing crossword games.”

Reyes plans to buy a reliable new car with her prize, then put the rest of the money into savings.

For selling a top-prize scratch-off in the game, Riverdale BP located at 5500 Kenilworth Avenue will receive a $500 bonus from the Lottery.

Photo: Maryland Lottery