Lucky Dad Wins $100K On Scratch-off Ticket While Out Grocery Shopping

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A Baltimore County dad of two decided to pop next door to the grocery store where he was shopping and buy a lottery ticket, a move that made him $100,000 richer.

“I was at the grocery getting dinner for the family,” he said, “and I had a winner I wanted to cash.”

However, by the time the busy dad finished shopping and made his way to the lottery vending machine, another player was using it.

“I decided to go next door,” he said.

The Sparrows Point resident cashed in his winning ticket at Edgemere Convenience Store in Baltimore and while he was there he decided to buy two scratch-offs. The construction worker played both games in the store. The first ticket was not a winner, but then he revealed a “10” symbol on his ticket, “I about fell over,” he said.

The 40-year-old quietly checked the scratch-off using the store’s ticket scanner to confirm his big win before heading home with the groceries to share the great news with his wife. The lucky winner says the $100,000 windfall will go into a savings account.

Also a winner is Edgemere Convenience Store located at 7308 North Point Road. The Baltimore County retailer earns a bonus of $1,000 from the lottery for selling a $100,000 top-prize winning scratch-off.