Payout for residents who want to remain anonymous is $506,242
Elaine Blaisdell Cumberland Times-News
GRANTSVILLE — A local Garrett County couple recently won the $1 million top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s Double Dollar Fortune scratch-off ticket. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, bought the winning ticket at Chestnut Ridge Liquor Store.
“We are very excited. I’m in shock,” said the winner. “When I found out, I ran two laps through the house.”
The couple plan to use the money toward retirement and traveling. They plan on continuing to work.
The winner purchases scratch-offs about twice a month and had previously won $150 on Powerball.
The Double Dollar ticket costs $20 and has three top prizes of $1 million, seven prizes of $50,000, 17 prizes of $10,000 and many smaller prizes, according to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. The other two $1 million prizes still remain to be drawn.
The couple who won chose the cash option prize of $764,140. The payout after taxes were collected is $506,242. The winner can also choose an annuity that is paid out over 20 years.
The estimated probability of winning a prize in the game is 1 in 2.71.
Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.
