This Maryland Woman Just Claimed Her Third $50,000 Lottery Prize

(CNN) — A Maryland pistillate is celebrating aft winning the lottery for a 3rd clip successful astir 3 years.

The 61-year-old subordinate from Montgomery County precocious bought 2 $5 Lucky scratch-off tickets astatine Talbert’s Ice & Beverage Service successful Bethesda. The archetypal summons didn’t hit, but the 2nd landed her the game’s apical prize of $50,000.

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That unsocial would beryllium amazing, but it’s really the 3rd clip she’s won a $50,000 lottery prize astatine that store, according to Maryland Lottery officials. In August of 2018, she won playing $50,000 Bonus Cash. The pursuing October, she did it again playing Cash Craze Doubler.

The retired housekeeper said she was shocked to triumph for a 3rd time. “I conscionable didn’t judge it, again!” she told lottery officials.

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After the archetypal daze subsided, the fortunate victor called her champion person to stock the news. “When she told me, I was truthful blessed for her,” said the friend, who joined her astatine Maryland Lottery headquarters. “It was hard to judge that she won $50,000 again.”

Of course, they cognize however uncommon it is for anyone to triumph the lottery — fto unsocial 3 times. “People play each time and not win,” the victor said. “It’s astonishing that I won 3 times.”

She plans to usage the wealth for immoderate much-needed location improvements, she told lottery officials.

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