ROSEDALE, MD—An Edgewood woman won a $50,000 top prize on a “GAME OF THRONES” scratch-off ticket on Halloween, Maryland Lottery officials announced.

The married mother of three said she was leaving the hospital after visiting one of her children when she stopped at the Express Mart, which houses Rosedale Shell and Dunkin’, with her daughter. The daughter urged the woman to buy a “GAME OF THRONES” scratch-off ticket.

“My daughter saw the scratch-offs and urged me to get one,” said the occasional player. “She pointed at the ‘GAME OF THRONES’ ticket and said, ‘You should get this one.'”

The woman bought two tickets and scratched off the prize check areas instead of the play areas. The first ticket was not a winner, but the second ticket revealed a message that said, “Congratulations, you’ve won $50,000.”

“It said, ‘Congratulations, you’ve won $50,000,'” recalled the winner, smiling when she shared her story with Lottery officials. “I turned to my daughter and said, ‘Did we really just win this?'”

The woman said she plans to use the winnings for medical bills, household needs, and the holidays. She decided to claim the prize before sharing the good news with her family.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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