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Miami Herald
18-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player doesn't believe email about big MD win. Then he gets a letter
When a Maryland man got an email about winning a lottery jackpot, he was skeptical. Junior Egbufoama of Severn ignored the congratulatory message about a prize for the Monopoly second-chance drawing, Maryland Lottery officials said in a July 18 news release. But then came a letter from Maryland Lottery, which included 'his name handwritten on the envelope,' lottery officials said. His skepticism started to subside, and he began 'to think maybe he really had won,' lottery officials said. 'I told my wife, 'Let me check it out and call,'' Egbufoama told lottery officials. Sure enough, lottery officials said they confirmed Egbufoama had won $104,768, leaving him 'all smiles.' Egbufoama recently left his job with the Veterans Administration but credits his time there for the big win, lottery officials said. While he was working there, he said, 'a veteran saw him throwing away non-winning tickets.' 'A veteran told me to scan in those tickets,' Egbufoama told lottery officials. The veteran introduced him to My Lottery Rewards, where he ultimately entered his non-winning Monopoly ticket for a second-chance drawing. 'It still hasn't hit me yet,' Egbufoama said of his big win. He told lottery officials he plans to use his windfall toward his children's college education. Severn is about a 15-mile drive southwest from Baltimore.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘I didn't realize': Laurel woman surprised with $112K+ after winning second-chance lottery prize
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. () — A Laurel woman is ready to cruise in a new car after she hit the lottery. It all started when Jocelyn Quinitchette received a voicemail from a Maryland Lottery official that she was a winner, and to verify her win online. When she went to the site, Quinitchette saw her name listed as a rolling cash jackpot winner for the MONOPOLY Second-Chance Promotion. However, she was not wearing her glasses and thought she won $12,852. 'I told my mom that I won $12,000. I was happy with $12,000. I didn't realize it was over $112,000,' said Quinitchette. DC man plans to save, invest after winning over $25,000 in lottery The win comes after she was randomly selected from over 14 million entries for the promotion. The jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows until its drawing dates. Quinitchette is a loyal My Lottery Rewards player and said that she enjoys entering tickets to receive an extra chance to win. She recently retired from a non-profit group and plans to use the money to buy a new car. Quinitchette won for the May 6 drawing, and five other winners took home $5,000. Lottery officials noted that the first rolling cash jackpot winner was Jenelle Ballard from Glen Burnie. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
