$50,000 Pocomoke City lottery winner-

 (delmarvanow.com)

A Pocomoke City woman scanned her instant scratch-off ticket Monday at a store to make sure her $50,000 winnings weren't an April Fool's joke.

Fast-food worker Jukira Cordell, 21, won the money playing the Maryland Lottery's fairly new Power Cash scratch-off game, according to a Lottery announcement.

Cordell bought several Power Cash tickets and told Lottery officials her "hand started to itch" as she got a good feeling before scratching the last ticket.

She found an "autowin" symbol and won the $50,000, which is the top prize for the game.

Cordell credits her lucky 2011 penny, which she uses to play scratch-off tickets, according to the Lottery news release.

She plans to put her winnings in the bank.

The winning ticket was purchased at the Sunoco Duck In at 607 Lynnhaven Drive in Pocomoke City.

Because it was a top-prize ticket, the store will get a $500 bonus.

Big Ticket pays big in Princess Anne

 (Crisfield-Somerset County Times)

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Princess Anne mechanic Gregory Cottman drove away with the first $100,000 Maryland Riches top prize the first week of May, having purchased his ticket at Thirsty’s on Somerset Avenue.

BALTIMORE — A Somerset County Lottery player claimed the first $100,000 top prize on the $10 oversized Maryland Riches scratch-off.

Gregory Cottman said he noticed the large Maryland Riches scratch off, bright and bold in a dispenser, when he visited his favorite Lottery retailer, Thirsty’s, in Princess Anne, and decided to try it out.

“The ticket was huge,” the 68-year-old explained. “That’s what got me to play, and now it’s my go-to game.”

Mr. Cottman decided to scratch the ticket while in the store, and instantly saw he was a winner. He was in disbelief, but also so excited that he shared the news with everyone in the store, including his brother who now continues to boast that he’s related to a big winner.

While Mr. Cottman said he has won smaller amounts in the past, he never won anything this large. He plans to pay off bills.

For selling the $100,000 top-prize winning scratch-off, Thirsty’s at 12020 Somerset Avenue will receive a $1,000 bonus.

The Maryland Riches game went on sale on March 20 and this top-prize win from the first week of May left nine top prizes available along with other prizes ranging from $10 to $10,000.

Lottery winner

 

The Maryland State Lottery reports a big winning ticket was sold in Crisfield.  The $50,000 "Fat Wallet" ticket was purchased at Crisfield Oceanic on Richardson Avenue.