Lottery player grabs glasses to confirm big Maryland win — then she was ‘moonwalking’
While a Maryland woman was scratching her lottery tickets, she realized one of them came with a big win.
The Charles County woman was stunned by her $5 Cash to Go ticket, Maryland Lottery officials said in a Dec. 17 news release.
“This can’t be real,” the woman told lottery officials she thought to herself.
In disbelief, she told lottery officials she had to get her “glasses to double-check.”
Sure enough, after getting a bit clear view, the woman confirmed she won the game’s top prize of $50,000.
Her excitement, she said, left her “moonwalking.”
“I couldn’t believe it,” the woman said.
The government worker told lottery officials she plans to spend her winnings on bills and on her family for the holidays.
“My daughter was excited because it meant more Christmas gifts for her,” the woman told lottery officials.
With its debut on Dec. 2, this was Cash to Go’s first top prize winner, lottery officials said, adding that six top prizes remain.
Charles County is about a 40-mile drive south from Washington, D.C.
This story was originally published December 17, 2024 at 2:37 PM with the headline "Lottery player grabs glasses to confirm big Maryland win — then she was ‘moonwalking’."
