Football fan’s big lottery win has a catch: Did he betray his favorite team?
A football fan won a big lottery prize in Maryland, but it had him wondering if he was betraying his favorite team.
The Pittsburgh Steelers supporter picked up a Ravens X10 scratch-off from a Sheetz convenience store in Hagerstown, the Maryland Lottery said in a May 20 news release.
He scratched the $10 ticket when he got home and realized he won the game’s top prize of $200,000, the lottery office said.
But he didn’t think the win was real at first.
“I thought something was wrong with the ticket and called my wife down to look at it,” the man told the lottery office.
His wife confirmed the big win, and they locked up the ticket until they could claim the prize.
“I’m surprised I had any kind of luck on that game,” the man said about his rivalry team.
Now he has plans to spend his money on home improvements, bills and potentially a new car.
“I guess I’ll have to root for the Ravens now,” he told the lottery office.
Hagerstown is about a 75-mile drive northwest from Baltimore.
This story was originally published May 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM with the headline "Football fan’s big lottery win has a catch: Did he betray his favorite team?."
