Lottery player uses winnings to buy another ticket — then ‘almost had a heart attack’
A woman used some of her previous lottery prize money to buy another ticket in Maryland.
She ended up winning the game’s jackpot of $112,115.
The office administrator won $50 off a Casino Royale Slots game, the Maryland Lottery said in a May 16 news release.
Once feeling lucky, she decided to try the game again, so she bought another $10 ticket from a Giant Food grocery store in Bowie, lottery officials said.
She told lottery officials her heart started racing when she saw three matching symbols appear on her ticket.
Then when she realized she hit the $112,115 jackpot.
“I almost had a heart attack,” she told lottery officials.
The lucky player shared the news with her family and would like to put the prize money “toward savings and investments.”
Bowie is about a 30-mile drive southwest from Baltimore.
This story was originally published May 16, 2024 at 4:52 PM with the headline "Lottery player uses winnings to buy another ticket — then ‘almost had a heart attack’."
