First-Time Lottery Player Wins $50K In Glen Burnie, Plans To Buy New House

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Two lottery players won or claimed a combined $60,000 last week in Anne Arundel County.

These were the county's largest victories:

Prize: $50,000
Location: Glen Burnie (Royal Farms No. 016, 6901 Ritchie Highway North)
Game: Million Dollar Mega Multiplier (Scratch-off)
Status: Claimed
Details: Nichole Balsoma of Glen Burnie took home $50,000 on her first-ever scratch-off ticket. She and her partner were already planning to buy a house next year. These winnings will go toward that purchase.

Balsoma was debating whether to visit a coffee shop that morning, but she decided to go to Royal Farms for an energy drink instead. She bought the $20 instant ticket while she was at the convenience store.

The mother of two scratched off her winning game while sitting in the car with her fiancé. The two couldn't believe the victory until Balsoma claimed her prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters.

More details on the victory are posted here.

Prize: $10,000
Location: Gambrills (Royal Farms No. 206, 700 Annapolis Road)
Game: $250,000 Gold Rush (Scratch-off)
Status: Claimed

Across Maryland

Around the state, 52 tickets worth at least $10,000 were sold or redeemed in the week ending Aug. 28. The Maryland Lottery paid more than $32 million in prizes over those seven days.

The state's top prize of $1 million came on a Million Dollar Mega Multiplier scratch-off ticket sold at 7-Eleven No. 32389 in Silver Spring. That player has already claimed their winnings.

To learn how to claim a prize, visit mdlottery.com/winners/how-to-claim.

For gambling help, head to mdgamblinghelp.org or call 1-800-426-2537.

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