$2M Lottery Win Will Help Anne Arundel County Woman Buy House

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — A southern Anne Arundel County woman won $2 million on a scratch-off bought in Prince George's County, the Maryland Lottery announced last week.

The anonymous victor plans to use some of the prize for a down payment on a house. She will save the rest.

"I was shaken and crying," she said in a June 3 press release announcing the news.

The woman was on a break at work while she scratched off her $30 Mega Money ticket, which has 40 chances to win.

Each time she scratched, the finance worker revealed another $50,000 prize in the win column. She started to assume she hit the jackpot, so she waited until after work to finish scratching to avoid attracting attention.

"It was a lot of $50,000 prizes and I just knew that I won $2,000,000," the winner said.

The frequent lottery player usually gets $5 instant tickets. She won $100 on a different scratch-off before purchasing her jackpot-winner, so she opted for the more expensive ticket this time.

The Upper Marlboro Dash In at 15501 Marlboro Pike will get a $2,000 bonus from the lottery for selling the winner.

This was the first of five jackpots available for Mega Money, which debuted April 22. There are still eight second-tier $50,000 prizes left and others ranging from $30 to $5,000.

To learn how to claim a prize, click here.

Anybody with a gambling problem can get free and confidential help by visiting mdgamblinghelp.org or calling 1-800-GAMBLER.