Woman wins scratch-off during game night. Prize left her ‘shouting with excitement’

A 29-year-old had one win after another when she was gifted the prize of a scratch-off during her family game night in Maryland, officials said.

The Parkville resident won an Electric 8s scratch-off that ended up scoring her $88,000, according to a Jan. 4 news release by the Maryland Lottery.

The lucky winner scanned her $10 instant ticket using the Maryland Lottery app but thought there had been a mistake when she was congratulated on her win, officials said.

That’s when the woman started scratching her ticket that was bought in Sparrows Point and realized by the last space that she had landed the game’s top prize, lottery officials said.

Once the human resources worker learned of her winnings, she and her family started “screaming and shouting with excitement,” officials said.

The lucky woman plans to use a portion of the money for a vacation but no solid plan has been put in place, officials said.

The winner claimed the first of eight Electric 8s top prizes, officials said.

Sparrows Point is about 10 miles southeast of Baltimore.

This story was originally published January 4, 2024 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Woman wins scratch-off during game night. Prize left her ‘shouting with excitement’."