CUMBERLAND, MD—It’s happened again.  A Cumberland resident has become the second player from that city to claim a prize of $1 million or more from the Maryland Lottery.

The lucky woman was searching for gold at Parkview Liquors in Cumberland by playing her favorite scratch-off, the $30 $2,000,000 Gold Rush game. She’s tried her luck since the instant ticket went on sale on February 21, 2022 and just won its last $2 million top prize.

The retired state employee follows a routine when she plays scratch-offs. She scratches off the player’s numbers without revealing the prizes and then compares those numbers to the winning numbers. This time, the Allegany County resident revealed the player’s numbers and spotted an auto-win symbol.

“I saw a ‘vault’ symbol so I knew that I won something. I thought it was at least $500,” she told Lottery officials while relaxing in the Winner’s Circle with her husband.

The Western Maryland resident quickly discovered the prize was a lot more than $500. When she continued to scratch off the play area, she found a $2 million prize hiding beneath the “vault” symbol. She immediately called her husband into the room.

“I ran upstairs and asked her if she won a million dollars,” her husband said, knowing she was in the middle of playing her favorite game.

“Then I told him, ‘No. I won two million dollars,” the wife explained with a huge grin.

The winner plans to give $100,000 of her prize to charity and put the rest toward home improvements.

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