Silver Spring Mother Wins $100K Lotto Ticket

SILVER SPRING, MD — A Silver Spring mother who won $100,000 on a scratch-off credits her success to an entirely different jackpot game. The 44-year-old winner, who got her ticket at Giant Food in Wheaton, said it was the Mega Millions that compelled her to buy the 50x The Cash scratch-off.

"I almost never play," the woman said in a Maryland Lottery press release. "Maybe twice a month, maybe three times. It just never occurs to me to get a ticket."

"I was about to walk right by it when all of the billion-dollar Mega Millions excitement that’s been going on suddenly popped in my head," the winner added. "That's all it took."

The Silver Spring resident took out a $10 bill from her purse and selected the first $10 game she saw. "I scratched the ticket at a restaurant an hour or two later," she said. "I was having lunch with a friend."

The winner did not realize she had won $100,000 until she showed the ticket to her friend. "He pointed it out and showed me the prize. I started crying right there in the restaurant," she said.

According to state lottery officials, no one has claimed the last $100,000 prize. The 50x The Cash game debuted in January of 2017.

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