PERRY HALL, MD—Two friends who call themselves the “Original Pranksters” won a $50,000 prize from a Maryland Lottery Big Money scratch-off ticket.
According to the Maryland Lottery, the Baltimore County women enjoy trying their luck with scratch-off games together. They go out to different places to eat and play, using the time to catch up and see if they have any winning tickets. The “Original Pranksters” report playing a few times a month and pooling winnings for the next session. They scratch off the “Winning Numbers” and “Your Numbers” sections without revealing the prize amounts until the very end.
When the pair saw they had just one match between the two sets of numbers, they joked that they had at least won $5. But their laughter turned to smiles when they revealed the $50,000 top prize. One of the winners expressed, “I still don’t believe we won.”
The winners, who work together, said they are still undecided on how they will spend their prize money.
They bought their lucky ticket at Desantis’ Pizza Grill & Bar, located at 9638 Belair Road in Perry Hall.
This is the fourth $50,000 prize claimed from the Big Money scratch-off game since it went on sale in February. Three $50,000 unclaimed tickets and prizes between $5 and $5,000 remain.
This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.
Photo via the Maryland Lottery
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