A lucky woman wins a big jackpot worth of $50,000 by using her cat numbers

A US woman told lottery officials she used her old licence plate number to enter a Maryland Lottery drawing and ended up winning a $50,000 prize.

All the five digits from her number plate matched and the 43-year-old now plans to pay off some bills with the winnings.

A US woman successfully tried out her luck when she used her old licence plate number to enter a Maryland Lottery drawing and ended up winning a $50,000 prize.

The 43-year-old woman told officials at Maryland Lottery that she bought the “Pick 5” drawing ticket at a Food Stop Mini Mart in Baltimore using her old car’s number plate to place a $1 straight bet, according to UPI. 

The winner has 180 days from the day of the lottery draw to claim the winning prize money, lottery officials said.