Lottery player doesn’t believe email about big MD win. Then he gets a letter
When a Maryland man got an email about winning a lottery jackpot, he was skeptical.
Junior Egbufoama of Severn ignored the congratulatory message about a prize for the Monopoly second-chance drawing, Maryland Lottery officials said in a July 18 news release.
But then came a letter from Maryland Lottery, which included “his name handwritten on the envelope,” lottery officials said.
His skepticism started to subside, and he began “to think maybe he really had won,” lottery officials said.
“I told my wife, ‘Let me check it out and call,’” Egbufoama told lottery officials.
Sure enough, lottery officials said they confirmed Egbufoama had won $104,768, leaving him “all smiles.”
Egbufoama recently left his job with the Veterans Administration but credits his time there for the big win, lottery officials said.
While he was working there, he said, “a veteran saw him throwing away non-winning tickets.”
“A veteran told me to scan in those tickets,” Egbufoama told lottery officials.
The veteran introduced him to My Lottery Rewards, where he ultimately entered his non-winning Monopoly ticket for a second-chance drawing.
“It still hasn’t hit me yet,” Egbufoama said of his big win.
He told lottery officials he plans to use his windfall toward his children’s college education.
Severn is about a 15-mile drive southwest from Baltimore.
This story was originally published July 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM with the headline "Lottery player doesn’t believe email about big MD win. Then he gets a letter."
