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I won a $50k lottery jackpot without even knowing how to play – when I got a message on app I called for help
The winner explained what she would spend her money on
A FIRST-TIME lottery player said she fell out of her chair after she struck a huge win.
She said she took home a $50,000 prize despite not knowing how to play a lotto game.
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This winner, from Baltimore, Maryland, purchased a Mega Millions and Powerball ticket after a conversation with her sister.
She said they often spoke about giving a lotto game a go so the soon-to-be winner visited a local store.
The woman purchased two Mega Millions quick-pick tickets and a $4 Powerball quick-pick ticket from a Royal Farms store in Baltimore, according to the Maryland Lottery.
“To be honest, I was unsure how to play,” she said.
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“I walked up to the vending machine and was confused a little.”
She explained that she had forgotten about her tickets for a week until she found them again at the bottom of her bag.
“I spilled some water in my bag and, as I was cleaning it out, I found the ticket,” she said.
“I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I have this ticket to check.’”
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She put the numbers into the Maryland Lottery app but had to call her sister for help after a message came on the app.
The message “See Retailer” popped up on the lucky winner's screen.
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“My sister looked up the winning numbers on the Lottery’s website,” she said.
The lottery player also added that her winnings could have ballooned even further if she had changed one of her playing numbers.
“She told me I only missed the jackpot by one number and that I won $50,000.
“I fell out my chair at work.”
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- Edwin Castro - $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck - $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
- Unknown winner - $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida - $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
- Unknown winner - $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Unknown winner - he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden - $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown winner - $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Unknown winner - $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Yanira Alvarez - $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
- Wolverine FLL Lottery Club - $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, from Michigan.
- Unknown winner - $842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024, from Michigan.
The winner said she and her husband would use the money toward their children’s daycare.
She also planned to take a family vacation and do some home renovations.
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