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Spouses hoping to do their companion a favor may need a tough time competing with Robyn Meija’s husband.
The Maryland trainer gained $50,000 after her husband purchased her a lottery ticket hoping to carry her spirits, in keeping with a press launch from the Maryland Lottery.
Meija, 39, had been having a tough week when her husband took dwelling the $5 scratch-off from an area 7-Eleven. The mom of two has spent 18 years working as an elementary college trainer.
The couple have been shocked to comprehend they’d gained $50,000 in Maryland’s “Ca$h To Go” recreation.
“My husband took the ticket to the shop to scan it, simply to make certain it was actual,” mentioned Meija, in keeping with the press launch. “We additionally requested my brother-in-law to come back over and scan it on the Maryland Lottery app.”
Extra than simply lifting Meija’s spirits, the win will enable the pair to purchase a brand new dwelling.
“We now have been saving cash for a down fee on a home, pondering we’d be prepared by the tip of the yr,” mentioned Meija. “However now, we don’t have to attend!”
The 7-Eleven in Thurston, Maryland, the place Meija’s husband purchased the fortunate ticket, may also obtain a $500 prize from the lottery.