Silver Spring Man Buys $50K Scratch-Off Ticket At Beltway Shell

SILVER SPRING, MD — A ride share driver from Silver Spring made the right decision recently when he stopped at a local gas station to play the Maryland Lottery, according to a release. A regular lottery player, the man bought a Big Money instant ticket that turned out to be worth $50,000.

The Montgomery County resident bought two $5 scratch-off games at the Beltway Shell gas station at 9510 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring. Winning $5 on one of the tickets, the man used that money to buy a Big Money scratch-off. When he looked at the prize check area, he discovered he'd won $50,000.

“I was so nervous, I left the store so that I could scratch the ticket in the car,” the married father of two told lottery officials. “I couldn’t believe it when I actually saw the $50,000 prize on the ticket.”

After calling his wife to share the news, the man then called a good friend, who traveled with him to Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore to claim his prize. The man said he was going to use the money to help his family and put some aside for his children's future.

Beltway Shell will receive a $500 bonus from the Maryland Lottery for selling a $50,000 top-prize winning scratch-off, according to the release.