A Pocomoke Metropolis lady scanned her instantaneous scratch-off ticket Monday at a retailer to verify her $50,000 winnings weren’t an April Idiot’s joke.
Quick-food employee Jukira Cordell, 21, won the money taking part in the Maryland Lottery’s pretty new Energy Money scratch-off recreation, based on a Lottery announcement.
Cordell purchased a number of Energy Money tickets and informed Lottery officers her “hand began to itch” as she acquired a great feeling earlier than scratching the final ticket.
She discovered an “autowin” image and received the $50,000, which is the highest prize for the sport.
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Cordell credit her fortunate 2011 penny, which she makes use of to play scratch-off tickets, based on the Lottery information launch.
She plans to place her winnings within the financial institution.
The profitable ticket was bought on the Sunoco Duck In at 607 Lynnhaven Drive in Pocomoke Metropolis.
As a result of it was a top-prize ticket, the shop will get a $500 bonus.
As of Thursday afternoon, there have been 4 remaining $50,000 prizes with the Energy Money recreation, based on the Lottery’s web site. The sport began on Feb. 19.
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The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.23 billion after there have been no winners in Wednesday night time’s drawing.
At $1.09 billion, Wednesday’s prize was the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot within the recreation’s historical past and ninth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot, according to game officials.
The profitable numbers from the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, April 3 are: 11, 38, 41, 62, 65. Powerball: 15. Energy play: 3x.
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The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s drawing has climbed to $67 million. Final week a player in New Jersey won the first Mega Millions jackpot of the year: a whopping $1.13 billion.
If a fortunate participant wins the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, they’ll select to stroll away with an estimated $31 million.