Anne Arundel County woman wins $2 million on lottery scratch off ticket

An Anne Arundel County woman became an instant multimillionaire when the $30 Mega Money scratch-off ticket she purchased at an Upper Marlboro Dash In store yielded all winning numbers.

The woman, who was not identified by the Maryland Lottery, said she started scratching her ticket during her break at work, according to a Maryland Lottery news release.

When she saw that $50,000 prizes appeared 10 times in the first two lines, the woman, knowing she was on the verge of winning big, put her ticket away to avoid drawing attention.

“I had to take it home and scratched it later,” she said in the news release. The woman, who lives in the southern part of Anne Arundel County, was correct her ticket revealed 40 $50,000 prizes.