$136K Jackpot Won By Silver Spring Woman In MD Lottery Game
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SILVER SPRING, MD — An El Salvadorian construction worker from Silver Spring recently claimed the $136,056 jackpot on the Maryland Lottery's Casino Royale Slots game.
Yesica Moya Jovel learned the ropes by watching her mother play the Maryland Lottery over years. But the 27-year-old woman purchased her own jackpot-winning ticket last week while visiting the Wheaton Exxon station located at 11310 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring.
After purchasing the FAST PLAY ticket, she checked the self-scanner several times, but it kept coming up with a blank screen. It was only after she fetched the store mananger, that the woman discovered she'd won the big prize.
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Visiting Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore to claim her prize, Jovel told officials that she was going to use her winnings to buy a new house to share with her family.
For selling the $136,056 winning FAST PLAY ticket, the Wheaton Exxon will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Maryland Lottery.
