Son shakes up his mom’s lottery routine — and she wins big in Maryland

A woman won big after her son shook up her lottery routine, Maryland officials said.

The “serious Baltimore Ravens fan” usually plays Ravens tickets when she gets “the urge,” but this time her son had other plans, according to a Nov. 7 news release by the Maryland Lottery.

While out in Church Hill, her son saw three $5 Game of Thrones scratch-offs left and decided to buy them for his mom, officials said.

The two had no idea that his decision would come with a $50,000 win, officials said.

After the first two instant tickets turned out to be duds, the “top prize” revealed itself on the third ticket, officials said.

The woman plans to put the money toward a trip to Jamaica, officials said.

“I want to fly this time,” she told lottery officials.

Church Hill is about a 65-mile drive southeast of Baltimore.

This story was originally published November 7, 2024 at 2:16 PM with the headline "Son shakes up his mom’s lottery routine — and she wins big in Maryland."