Maryland
Anne Arundel County woman wins $2 million on lottery scratch-off ticket: ‘Shaken and crying’
An Anne Arundel County woman became an instant multimillionaire when the $30 Mega Money scratch-off ticket she purchased at an Upper Marlboro Dash In store yielded all winning numbers.
The woman, who was not identified by the Maryland Lottery, said she started scratching her ticket during her break at work, according to a Maryland Lottery news release. When she saw that $50,000 prizes appeared 10 times in the first two lines, the woman, knowing she was on the verge of winning big, put her ticket away to avoid drawing attention.
“I had to take it home and scratched it later,” she said in the news release.
The woman, who lives in the southern part of Anne Arundel County, was correct — her ticket revealed 40 $50,000 prizes.
“It was a lot of $50,000 prizes and I just knew that I won $2,000,000,” the woman told Maryland Lottery officials. “I was shaken and crying.”
The woman, who works in finance, said she plans to put her winnings into the bank and make a down payment on a house, according to the release. The $2 million reward isn’t the woman’s first prize. She usually plays $5 instant tickets, but she’s been on a winning streak, even winning $100 on a scratch-off before purchasing her $30 Mega Money instant ticket.
The Dash In on Marlboro Pike in Prince George’s County will earn a $2,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Mega Money tickets went on sale in late April. The woman’s winning ticket is the first top prize winner. Four $2 million top prizes remain to be revealed, along with eight $50,000 second-tier prizes and smaller winnings ranging from $30 to $5,000.
Police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
The driver of a car involved in a crash with a Prince George’s County school bus in Accokeek, Maryland, on Friday has been identified.
Prince George’s County police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Bryans Road in Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive around 7:20 a.m. when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
Investigators said the crash happened in the intersection, causing the school bus to flip onto its side. Gravely died at the scene.
The school bus driver was transported to a hospital and treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police said no students were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Investigators said they believe debris from the collision damaged a third vehicle. The driver of that vehicle “declined medical attention,” police said.
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 301-731-4422.
WTOP’s Acacia James contributed to this report.
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A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Talk about a birthday surprise! A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Maurice Williams, a school bus driver in D.C., claimed the first top prize on a $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off. He had used his $50 winnings from a previous LUXE scratch-off ticket to buy a new one the next day.
In a release from the Maryland Lottery, Williams said he didn’t know he had won until he scanned the ticket: “It’s crazy because the matching number was 59 and I just turned 59 the other day.”
Williams said he sat in shock for a while before calling his mother.
He said he plans to buy his mother a house with the winnings and then save up.
Two more top prizes from the scratch-off have yet to be claimed, the Maryland Lottery said, as well as nine $200,000 prizes, 10 $50,000 prizes and thousands of prizes ranging from $50 to $10,000.
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