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2 Lottery Winners Score $100K, $50K In Anne Arundel County
A Glen Burnie man scratched his way to $100,000 in the Maryland Lottery. An Annapolis player also won $50,000 and plans to help his family.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — A Glen Burnie man won $100,000, and an Annapolis resident scored $50,000 recently in the Maryland Lottery. These were some of the $245,000 in prizes won or claimed last week in Anne Arundel County.
$100K Win In Glen Burnie
The Glen Burnie victor claimed his top prize on Dec. 5 at lottery headquarters in Baltimore.
The anonymous 34-year-old was playing the $10 seasonally-themed Blizzard Bucks scratch-off. He bought the ticket at the Glen Burnie Mobil located at 7200 Ritchie Highway.
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The winner couldn't believe his luck and checked his scratcher multiple times before making an appointment to claim his prize.
"This is amazing," the victor said at lottery headquarters.
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The occasional lottery player has previously won "a couple hundred here and there."
The winner does not yet have plans for his most recent victory, but he knows there will be "a family dinner. We'll have fun!"
The gas station that sold the ticket also has a reason to celebrate. The station will collect a $1,000 bonus from the lottery.
This is the second of nine top prizes won on Blizzard Bucks, which debuted on Oct. 17 as part of the Holiday Cash Second-Chance Promotion. The game still has 25 second-tier prizes of $10,000 and 41 prizes of $1,000 left.
$50K Win In Annapolis
The Annapolis winner picked up his scratch-off at his usual spot, Parole Liquors. He scratched off his ticket while still at the liquor store, located at 2125 Forest Drive. The anonymous 57-year-old showed his ticket to the worker, who confirmed the victory.
The player claimed his prize from lottery headquarters last Wednesday.
He had not yet decided how to spend the money, but he plans to use the winnings to help his family.
The second-tier prize came on a $2,000,000 Gold Rush ticket. The game, which costs $30, went on sale in February. It still has three unclaimed top prizes of $2 million and three more prizes of $50,000. There are also thousands of other prizes ranging from $30 to $5,000.
Around Anne Arundel County
Another 5 winning lottery tickets combined for $95,000 in prizes last week in Anne Arundel County. Here are the details.
Prize: Two $25,000 tickets
Location: Linthicum (BWI Chevron, 500 Progress Drive)
Game: Pick 5 (Draw game)
Sold: Saturday
Status: Both unclaimed as of Monday
Prize: $25,000
Location: Gambrills (Royal Farms #148, 1114 Route 3)
Game: Pick 5 (Draw game)
Sold: Dec. 6
Status: Unclaimed as of Monday
Prize: $10,000
Location: Edgewater (Super Giant #308, 13 Lee Airpark Drive)
Game: Blizzard Bucks (Scratch-off)
Status: Claimed
Prize: $10,000
Location: Glen Burnie (Royal Farms #067, 7201 Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard)
Game: Money Explosion (Scratch-off)
Status: Claimed
Across Maryland
Around the state, 48 tickets worth at least $10,000 were sold or redeemed in the week ending Dec. 11. The Maryland Lottery paid nearly $31.8 million in prizes over those seven days.
The state's top prize of $250,000 came in Baltimore. That winner was playing a Lady Luck scratch-off at 6400 Eastern Liquors. The victor already claimed their prize.
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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