Mom urges son to buy his first lottery ticket — then prize leaves him in ‘shock’
For his entire life, a Maryland man had shied away from playing lottery games.
So when he bought his first lottery ticket and won a big prize, it came as a “shock,” Maryland Lottery officials said in an April 18 news release.
The postal worker was shopping with his mother at a Waldorf store when something caught their eye, lottery officials said.
“My mom plays the lottery, so when we walked past the vending machine she suggested that I finally try one,” he told lottery officials.
His mother suggested he buy a $5 Big Money ticket, calling it “a good choice,” lottery officials said.
The two walked back to the car, and his “mom showed him the lottery ‘ropes.’”
He learned his ticket had a match that came with a $50,000 win, leaving him shook with emotion.
“I can only describe it as an intense rush,” the winner told lottery officials.
Despite the win, the ticket may be the last he buys, lottery officials said.
“What are the chances that I’ll ever do this well again,” he told lottery officials.
But as he left lottery headquarters, the man had second thoughts.
“Maybe I’ll try a Mega Millions or Powerball ticket,” he said. “Maybe the luck will still be with me.”
Waldorf is about a 60-mile drive south from Baltimore.
This story was originally published April 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM with the headline "Mom urges son to buy his first lottery ticket — then prize leaves him in ‘shock’."
