Woman waiting for sister buys lottery tickets to pass time, wins big. ‘Hold up’
A Maryland woman is known for being a “good luck charm” — but this time her own luck rubbed off on her.
The Prince George County woman, nicknamed “Scratch-off Queen,” had plans to meet her sister at a Capitol Heights convenience store, “but her sister was running late,” Maryland Lottery officials said in a June 20 news release.
To pass the time, the woman bought a $10 Gold Rush 7s Multiplier ticket, lottery officials said.
That ticket, though, was not a winner, according to lottery officials.
So, she tried her luck again.
The player got in line a second time and bought another Gold Rush 7s Multiplier ticket, lottery officials said.
After scratching her ticket, she was stunned, the player told lottery officials.
“I was like, ‘Hold up!’” she told lottery officials.
She handed her ticket to the store clerk, noting it was a big winner, lottery officials said.
“The clerk suggested she scan it to confirm,” lottery officials said.
Sure enough, her reading of “the ticket was spot on:” She had won $100,000.
Even before her recent win, the woman was known for her lucky nature.
Her “good luck charm status” came from a previous $5,000 prize she won on a scratch-off ticket she purchased at the same store, lottery officials said.
“They always rub my shoulder and say, ‘Bring me luck, Scratch-off Queen,’” the player told lottery officials.
The woman told lottery officials she enjoys scratch-off tickets “because she enjoys the process of scratching the ticket and revealing the details of the game she’s playing.”
“I play scratch-offs more than a number,” she said. “It’s just fun.”
The winner told lottery officials she plans to spend her prize on “a new living situation” and car, then invest the remainder.
Capitol Heights is about a 35-mile drive southwest from Baltimore.
This story was originally published June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM with the headline "Woman waiting for sister buys lottery tickets to pass time, wins big. ‘Hold up’."
