Lottery player in middle of manicure checks Maryland winning numbers. ‘I was shaking’
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.
That’s what one lottery player thought when she saw that 6 was the first number drawn in the winning Pick 5 Maryland Lottery game four times in June.
Hoping to try her luck with the number, she switched her normal number, 56389, to lead with a 6, becoming 65389.
She placed a $1 bet on both numbers, then went to get a manicure.
In the middle of her hand pampering, she decided to check the winning numbers from the June 23 midday Pick 5 drawing.
She had won $50,000.
“I just started playing that number last week, and I couldn’t believe it,” the federal government worker told Maryland lottery officials.
She said her manicurist could tell that something had changed when she looked at her phone.
“My eyes started to water. I was shaking and I couldn’t see,” she told officials.
The winner, who didn’t disclose her name, said she dropped her ticket in all the excitement and her manicurist picked it up before telling her to sign the back.
The Forestville resident said she will use the money to pay off bills.
Forestville is about 10 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.
This story was originally published June 27, 2023 at 3:51 PM with the headline "Lottery player in middle of manicure checks Maryland winning numbers. ‘I was shaking’."
