Lottery player won prizes before — but ‘nothing like this.’ Now his kids will benefit
A lottery player from Maryland had won a few dollars on scratch-off tickets in the past but “nothing like this,” he told officials.
He just won a $100,000 jackpot, the Maryland Lottery announced Jan. 22.
The Caroline County man said all his winnings will go toward his kids.
“I have a daughter in college and another one on her heels,” he told lottery officials.
The lucky winner paid $30 for the $100,000 Ca$h scratch-off ticket at a liquor store in Denton. He doesn’t play often, just when the mood strikes him “every once in a while,” he told lottery officials.
“It’s a joy doing it,” he said.
His brother had won big a few years ago, he told lottery officials, and now it was his turn.
The liquor store where he bought the ticket will receive a $1,000 bonus. After the liquor store sold the winning ticket, 57 top prizes were left in the $100,000 Ca$h game, which debuted in September.
Denton is on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, about 70 miles southeast of Baltimore.
This story was originally published January 23, 2024 at 11:25 AM with the headline "Lottery player won prizes before — but ‘nothing like this.’ Now his kids will benefit."