Lottery player uses same lucky quarter on every scratch-off. It paid off big this time
A Delaware man is thanking his superstitions after winning a lottery jackpot using his lucky quarter, lottery officials said.
The man is taking home $100,000 after he used his quarter to scratch off the winning Maryland Lottery ticket, according to a Feb. 9 news release from the Maryland Lottery.
The 68-year-old lives in Bear, Delaware, near the Maryland border, and told lottery officials he regularly crosses over to buy lottery tickets.
He said he used the same quarter on a scratch-off a few years ago, and the ticket won $1,000.
“Ever since I won $1,000, I saved and kept using that quarter,” he told lottery officials. “It really has brought me luck.”
This time, that quarter won him the top prize in Maryland’s $10 Blizzard Bucks scratch-off game.
He said after scratching the ticket with the quarter, he didn’t believe his eyes and took the ticket to a lottery retailer to make sure he had won. After scanning the ticket, he knew it was real.
“I was a bit excited when I realized it was a winner,” he said.
The man, who works in the security field, told lottery officials he is putting all of the money in the bank for now.
Three Blizzard Bucks top prizes are still unclaimed.
This story was originally published February 9, 2023 at 3:56 PM with the headline "Lottery player uses same lucky quarter on every scratch-off. It paid off big this time."
