1Eastern Shore woman wins $50K scratch-off prize and plans to buy new car

PRINCESS ANNE, MD — A Somerset County woman turned a casual stop at a Royal Farms store into a $50,000 payday after purchasing a $10 Double Your Money scratch-off ticket that revealed 20 matching numbers totaling the game’s second-tier prize.

The lucky winner, who visited the Royal Farms at 30452 Mt. Vernon Road in Princess Anne, scratched the ticket while still inside the store. With amounts ranging from $500 to $10,000, the total came out to $50,000. Despite the huge win, she remained calm and did not reveal her good fortune until later.

She claimed the prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters on Tuesday and told officials that she plans to use the winnings to buy a new car. The winner, a local retail worker, e

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