Lottery player ‘wasn’t expecting that much money’ when ticket revealed big prize
A Maryland lottery player was in disbelief after winning a huge prize from a scratch-off game, lottery officials said.
The lucky player won $50,000 playing Monopoly X50, the Maryland Lottery said in a Feb. 11 news release.
The man told lottery officials he scratched off the numbers that revealed a x50 multiplier first, so he had a good feeling about the ticket.
“I thought it was going to be $10 under there,” he told lottery officials. “In that case, $500 would have been nice.”
But when he scratched off the prize amount of $1,000, he realized he had won a much bigger prize.
“I couldn’t believe it. I wasn’t expecting that much money,” he told lottery officials.
He bought his lucky winning ticket at a gas station in Dundalk, about a 10-mile drive southeast from Baltimore, the lottery said.
The Monopoly X50 game started in January, according to lottery officials. The odds of winning are 1 in 3.29.
Eight $100,00 prizes and nine $50,000 prizes remain, according to the lottery website. The game features other prizes ranging from $10 to $10,000.
This story was originally published February 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM with the headline "Lottery player ‘wasn’t expecting that much money’ when ticket revealed big prize."
