A loyal lottery player was left in “disbelief” after scratching an instant ticket in Maryland, officials said. The Baltimore woman bought a $100,000 Crossword 7th Edition scratch-off, according to a May 2 news release by the Maryland Lottery. She had no clue it was carrying the $100,000 top prize.

A lifelong Lottery player from Baltimore with a penchant for certain scratch-off tickets had her loyalty pay off after cashing in on a $100,000 Crossword game. "Jane" - who chose to remain anonymous - says that she enjoys playing crossword-themed scratchers to remind her of her youth was

An anonymous Maryland woman won a $50,000 Powerball prize after her boyfriend encouraged her to play lottery games.

And now, after claiming a lottery scratch-off game’s top prize, the Gaithersburg man “will have few financial worries,” Maryland Lottery officials said in a May 3 news release. The “lucky winner” took home a six-figure prize from a “$20 instant ticket” for a crossword game that he bought at a Gaithersburg deli, officials said.

A longtime lottery player “just kept winning” in Maryland, officials said. The Montgomery County man’s “hot streak” started with a $50 win with an instant ticket he bought in Gaithersburg, according to an April 23 news release by the Maryland Lottery. He had know clue a $100,000 prize was waiting for him.

Three people in Illinois have won $1 million on scratch-off lottery tickets, including two in Chicago. One of the winning “$10 Million Instant Ticket” was purchased in Jacksonville, Illinois, and the other two in Chicago.