Prince Frederick, MD — A Calvert County woman who was playing her late mother’s lucky Lottery numbers just claimed a $600,000 Multi-Match prize!
The avid player, who won in the Nov. 26 drawing, waited until 2016 to collect her winnings. She was the fourth Multi-Match jackpot winner of 2015.
Following a routine pays off, according to the longtime player. Every Monday and Thursday, the Port Republic resident visits a 7-Eleven in Prince Frederick to buy a Multi-Match ticket with four games. She always plays the same numbers, which are the birth dates of her late mother and stepfather. Her mother used those same lucky numbers when playing the Lottery’s discontinued Lotto game.
Our 49-year-old winner was standing in line at a department store, scrolling through her emails, when she saw a notification from the Lottery. Within the email were the winning Multi-Match numbers for the Nov. 26 drawing. She took a quick peek and realized her numbers matched!
“My hands were shaking,” she said. Her brother, who was in the store with her, thought someone had died because of her reaction. She quietly shared her great news with him and left him standing in line while she ran to the car to grab her winning ticket off the dashboard.
The legal secretary of 30 years plans to use her prize to pay off some bills and possibly take a vacation. Her lucky 7-Eleven #32426 located at 685 North Prince Frederick Boulevard also benefits from the win. The Lottery retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling a jackpot-winning ticket.