Woman finds no luck at casino. Then her luck turns around with winning lottery ticket
A woman’s “luck was evaporating on the casino floor.”
Shrouded in disappointment, the Virginia woman called family and friends to say she found no luck, Maryland Lottery officials said in an Oct. 3 news release.
After she left the casino, though, the woman decided to try her luck once more.
She spent $20 on a $500,000 Crossword instant ticket at a Hanover gas station, lottery officials said.
The woman “found seven words in the first puzzle,” and, “at first, she thought her game won $1,000,” lottery officials said.
However, the woman wasn’t done scratching her ticket.
She scratched the multiplier box and found a 50X multiplier, lottery officials said.
“It clicked,” lottery officials said.
The woman told lottery officials she realized she had won $50,000.
Now, the woman was calling family and friends with good news, lottery officials said.
“What a change a few hours can make,” lottery officials said.
The woman, a 48-year federal government employee, said she plans to put a portion of her winnings toward charity donations and bills and will tuck away the rest in savings.
Hanover is about a 10-mile drive southwest from Baltimore.
This story was originally published October 3, 2024 at 4:02 PM with the headline "Woman finds no luck at casino. Then her luck turns around with winning lottery ticket."
