Aug. 5 (UPI) — A Maryland couple scored a $50,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket, just in time to celebrate both of their August birthdays.
The Prince George’s County duo told Maryland Lottery officials the husband of the pair bought the $50,000 Cash scratch-off game from Tony’s Liquors in Laurel, which is his favorite place to buy tickets.
“Tony’s is the spot,” he said. “They have big winners there a lot.”
He scratched the ticket off while watching TV later and used his phone to scan the barcode and confirm he had scored a big prize.
“It was $50,000,” the winner said. “I told my wife we have to go to Baltimore and I showed her the message on my phone.”
“I thought it was $5,000, but had to look again because there were so many zeroes,” the man’s wife said. “I tried to stay calm, but I just couldn’t believe it.”
The couple said their winnings will allow them to spend more extravagantly for their birthdays, which are both coming up in August.
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