Night Out On The Town Leads To $50K Win For Bel Air Woman

BEL AIR, MD — A Bel Air woman and her friends were enjoying a night out on the town, which led to them playing a lottery game that netted Carolyn Seifert $50,020.

Seifert played multiple rounds of the Maryland Lottery’s Keno game, which kicked off with her winning a few hundred dollars on a six-spot game. Then she decided to advance to a seven-spot game with the Super Bonus option, according to Maryland Lottery officials.

She looked at her ticket and saw many matching numbers, but wasn’t sure if it was a perfect match. She played a quick pick the numbers of 5, 32, 49, 61, 62, 73 and 78 on a Saturday evening game.

“I didn’t think I got all seven numbers. I thought I only won $5,000,” she said.

Her friend at the bar took out his Lottery app and scanned the ticket to reveal she had all the numbers for a $50,000 win. The winning was contagious though. Her friend with the app won $125 on Racetrax and another bar patron won $375 on another Racetrax draw.

“We all bought drinks for each other. It was a fun night for everyone,” Seifert said.

So far this year, Seifert is the biggest Keno winner and her prize is the largest for the game since another Bel Air resident won $60,000 playing Keno in December 2024.

Seifert, who works in sales, told lottery officials that she plans to use her winnings to square away her finances and will look into investing the balance.

Steelefish Grille at 660 Boulton Street in Bel Air was the scene of the action. The Harford County retailer receives a $500 bonus for selling the Keno ticket.