Anne Arundel Woman Wins $50K In MD Lottery, Will Pay Off Mortgage

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — An Anne Arundel County woman recently won $50,000 in the Maryland Lottery.

"I couldn’t believe it because I had only ever won $500 dollars before, so this is by far my biggest win," the anonymous Laurel resident said in a Monday press release announcing her victory. "I have so many plans for this money."

The 70-year-old will use the prize to pay off her mortgage and fund her retirement.

The winner, who nicknamed herself the "Lucky Laurel Lady," normally plays the Multi-Match draw game. She headed to Shoppers No. 2347 in Laurel to pick up some items and Multi-Match tickets on Sept. 1.

The Anne Arundel County native watched the Multi-Match drawing that night and did not see her numbers called. She later realized she accidentally bought tickets for the Bonus Match 5 draw game instead. She checked her tickets the next day and saw that her mistake earned her the $50,000 top prize.

The woman's husband did not initially believe that she had won. She had to scan the ticket on her phone's lottery application to prove that she was not pranking him.

The Shoppers, located at 3441 Laurel Fort Meade Road, earned a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Around Anne Arundel County

Three more lottery players won or claimed a combined $80,000 last week in Anne Arundel County. These were the county's other top victories:

Prize: $30,000
Location: Glen Burnie (Royal Farms No. 022-E, 200 Oak Manor Drive)
Game: Bean Bag Buck$ (Fast Play)
Sold: Thursday
Status: Unclaimed as of Monday

Prize: $25,000
Location: Arnold (Safeway No. 2764, 1451 Ritchie Highway)
Game: Pick 5 (Draw game)
Sold: Sept. 5
Status: Unclaimed as of Monday

Prize: $25,000
Location: Glen Burnie (Soda Pop Shop, 337 Hospital Drive)
Game: Pick 5 (Draw game)
Sold: Sunday
Status: Unclaimed as of Monday

Across Maryland

Around the state, 34 tickets worth at least $10,000 were sold or redeemed in the week ending Sept. 11. The Maryland Lottery paid nearly $31.8 million in prizes over those seven days.

The state's top prize of $100,000 came on a Powerball draw game ticket sold Sept. 5 at Harris Teeter No. 384 in Gaithersburg. That player had not claimed their winnings by Monday.

To learn how to claim a prize, visit mdlottery.com/winners/how-to-claim.

For gambling help, head to mdgamblinghelp.org or call 1-800-426-2537.

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