A Maryland resident won $2 million from a lottery after winning the first one several years ago.
A resident of Salisbury and the retired utility worker’s shocking second win of Lottery luck came by way of a game named $2,000,000 Richer and followed a $2 million scratch-off win several years ago.
The 65-year-old unidentified man from Salisbury, US, bought two ‘$2,000,000 Richer’ scratch-off tickets at North Salisbury Exxon gas station while running errands, according to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.
On the first ticket, he won $100. But the second ticket hit big, revealing the $2 million jackpot.
The retired utility worker won the prize during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hid his ticket in a safe at home and waited until days before the last date to claim his prize, Maryland Lottery officials said in a statement Wednesday.
“I was just a bit nervous,” he told Maryland Lottery officials.
“I worried that I could have a fire (at home) that would burn it up, that the ticket’s expiration date might come up, and even had just a bit of doubt that it was really real,” he said.
After his last $2 million wins, the scratch-off fan told Lottery officials that he planned to put his prize toward a family vacation and financing his retirement. Now retired, the happy player told Lottery officials the new prize will finance home improvements and another family vacation.
Knowing the odds are against most players being this fortunate, the lucky man offered advice for other Lottery players hoping to win big.
“Be realistic and make sure that when you play that you aren’t just playing for the big jackpot. Play for enjoyment and as long as you enjoy what you are doing, win or lose, you’ve already won,” he said.
The game ‘$2,000,000 Richer’ was launched on February 25, 2019, and ends on November 1, 2021. It offers players a chance to win prizes from $30 to $50,000 and six top prizes of $2 million.
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