Lottery player had ‘good feeling’ about Maryland ticket — but win still shocked him

A man’s “good feeling” led him to a big lottery win, Maryland officials said.

The Baltimore man who is loyal to a certain scratch-off “didn’t believe” his $50,000 win, according to an Aug. 15 news release by the Maryland Lottery.

While on his way to work he bought two $10 Money Drop scratch-off tickets, officials said.

When he first saw the tickets, they were numbered 18 and 19, officials said. When he came back a few days later, he saw the number 20 ticket was still available so he bought it, too.

“I said, ‘I need that ticket,’” the winner told officials.

The warehouse worker likes to stick to his “unique” method of scratching tickets, officials said.

“I like to use the pencil from the store to scratch,” he said.

He scratched the ticket like he normally does, without looking at the prizes, officials said.

Although none of the numbers matched, he scored the “autowin” symbol, meaning he was guaranteed the prize amount, officials said.

“When I saw that $50,000, I didn’t believe it. I still don’t believe it,” he said.

The man plans to use the money to move and to buy a new car, officials said.

The man’s win means there are six $50,000 prizes waiting to be claimed in the Money Drop game, the release said.

This story was originally published August 15, 2024 at 2:19 PM with the headline "Lottery player had ‘good feeling’ about Maryland ticket — but win still shocked him."