A Silver Spring man is $100,000 richer after purchasing a winning lottery scratch-off ticket from KW Beer and Wine located at 8513 Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring. Full story below courtesy MDLottery:
The big winner said he was using a penny on his scratch-off and thought he had a non-winning instant ticket. The Silver Spring man always scans his instant tickets at the store just to be sure he doesn’t toss a winning scratch-off. That was a smart move, as he learned he missed seeing the $100,000 prize and was actually a winner.
“I had goosebumps. I didn’t believe it,” he said with a smile.
After seeing the winning message on the scanner, the car detailer looked at his $50 instant ticket again to find his mistake. He saw that he had actually matched the winning number 13, which was buried at the bottom of the scratch-off. The matching number had a $100,000 prize underneath.
The happy winner plans to use his prize to pay bills and might look into a home renovation. He reports being on a winning streak lately, having won $1,000 last week on a scratch-off. The scratch-off player was in shock when he won again.
“It is just a blessing. I never dreamt I would win that type of money,” he said.
KW Beer and Wine located at 8513 Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring was his lucky retailer. The winner purchased and scanned his instant ticket at the Montgomery County store.”