Elio Figueroa brought his wife, Maria, a scratch-off lottery ticket that turned out to be a $50,000 winner. Photo courtesy of the Maryland Lottery
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A Maryland man decided to buy some scratch-off lottery tickets for his wife and the gift ended up earning her a $50,000 prize.
Elio Figueroa, 48, of Prince George’s County, told Maryland Lottery officials he went to Sunrise Market & Deli in Beltsville to scan some lottery tickets to see if they were winners. Advertisement
Figueroa didn’t find any big wins, but he decided to buy a few scratch-off tickets to give to his wife, Maria, 41.
Maria took a break from cooking to scratch off her tickets and discovered a $20 $50,000 Cash scratch-off appeared to be a winner, so she called for Elio to double-check.
“She definitely matched the winning number,” Elio said. “But as I scratched the prize underneath, there were more and more zeros.”
The couple initially thought they had a $5,000 ticket, but soon discovered it was worth $50,000.
“We were all so happy,” Maria said. “I can’t believe he brought home a $50,000 win!”
The winners said they plan to put their winnings toward a down payment on a new home for their family.
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