Lottery player wakes up from nap to big win in Maryland. ‘Must still be sleepy’
A Virginia woman woke up from a nap to some momentous news — she’d just hit a top prize win from a $2 lottery game she bought earlier that day in Maryland, officials said.
The lucky winner was running errands when she decided to buy a Bonus Match 5 ticket, leading her to a big win worth $50,000, the Maryland Lottery said in a July 25 news release.
After finishing her errands, she went home and took a nap — only to wake up and discover the exciting win, according to lottery officials.
“I saw the numbers matching and thought, ‘I must still be sleepy,’” she told the lottery.
She then called her daughter to verify the win, and sure enough it wasn’t a dream, lottery officials said.
The lottery player bought her ticket at a convenience store in Princess Anne, a 135-mile drive southeast from Washington, D.C., according to the lottery.
The odds of winning the game’s top prize per $2 ticket are 1 in 191,919, according to the game’s web page.
The lottery player said she plans to use the winnings to buy her daughter a car, treat herself and save the rest, according to lottery officials.
This story was originally published July 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM with the headline "Lottery player wakes up from nap to big win in Maryland. ‘Must still be sleepy’."
