A Maryland man won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket selected for him by a store clerk. Photo courtesy of the Maryland Lottery
A Maryland man had an extra $20 in his pocket so he asked a store clerk to pick out a lottery ticket — and won a $1 million top prize.
The Baltimore County man told Maryland Lottery officials he stopped at Hob’s Carroll Motor Fuels on North Point Road in Sparrows Point and asked the clerk for a $20 scratch-off ticket.
“I jokingly told her to pick me a winner,” the player recalled.
The clerk did as she was asked and handed over a $20 All About Cash ticket that turned out to be a $1 million top prize winner.
“At first, I thought I won $100. Then I thought it was for $1,000. It kept going and going,” the winner said. “I called my wife and said, ‘I just hit this sucker for one million bucks.'”
The winner said his prize money will be saved for retirement.
