Federal employee facing layoff wins ‘peace of mind’ in Maryland lottery. ‘Priceless’
A big lottery win couldn’t have come at a better time for a federal worker facing a layoff, Maryland lottery officials said.
The big winner buys lottery tickets while she’s shopping or running errands “as a bit of an amusing diversion” — but has only ever won small amounts such as $5 and $10 prizes, officials said in a Feb. 21 news release.
But this time a Mega Bucks scratch-off ticket bought at Walmart in Hanover won her $100,000, officials said.
“It came at the perfect time,” she said after claiming her prize. “This gives me a lot of peace of mind, and that’s priceless.”
The worker says she’ll “put the money in savings until she needs it or her life situation stabilizes,” officials said.
The game went on sale Nov. 27 with nine top-tier prizes, officials said.
“Another six at the $100,000 level remain unclaimed, along with eight $50,000 prizes and 23 at the $10,000 level,” the lottery said.
This story was originally published February 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM with the headline "Federal employee facing layoff wins ‘peace of mind’ in Maryland lottery. ‘Priceless’."
