School bus driver won $5M off lottery ticket then went to work – NBC4 Washington

A DC man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Hyattsville, Maryland… and then went about his workday as a faculty bus driver.

Maurice Williams purchased his successful ticket on the 7-Eleven within the 7200 block of Sheriff Road earlier than heading to work, Maryland Lottery officers mentioned. He stopped into the shop to money in a $50 prize he’d won on a $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off, which prices $50 to play.

He used his $50 winnings to purchase one other ticket and nearly missed the truth that he’d won a whopping $5 million.

“I didn’t notice I had a matching number at first, until I scanned it,” he advised lottery officers. “It’s crazy because the matching number was 59 and I just turned 59 the other day.”

Williams mentioned he could not imagine he had won a lot cash.

“I just sat there stuck; I mean, I couldn’t believe it,” he mentioned. “I had to get my head straight.”

He known as his mother to share the excellent news, put the ticket away and went to work, lottery officers mentioned. A photograph reveals him with an outsized verify on May 5.

Williams mentioned he plans to purchase his mom a home, save the remainder and take into consideration what to do subsequent.

The scratch-off ticket has a 1 in 2.5 probability of winning any prizewith $50 because the smallest prize.

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