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Fool’s Gold: April Fools Joke Becomes a Reality
Havre de Grace Woman Wins $50,000 on Pirates Gold Scratch-off

(Baltimore) –An April prankster found her joke coming true this week. On April 1^st, a Harford county woman played a joke on her son, calling to claim she just won $50,000 on a scratch-off. Two weeks later, the joke became reality when the woman unearthed a $50,000 top-prize with a Pirate’s Gold scratch-off.

The winner, a supervisor at a Bel Air healthcare facility, regularly purchases scratch-offs and coffee on the way to work. She scratched her ticket while taking a work break. When one of the symbols on the ticket, an anchor, matched another symbol, she knew she had won $50,000. “I called my son and told him that I had won, but he didn’t believe me this time,” she said. Her son said he wouldn’t fall for the joke again.

Before driving home to share the news with her husband, she returned to the store to confirm the win with a clerk. “I handed her the ticket and said ‘Let me show you something,’” said the winner. Store owner Rocky Patel was happy to see a big $50,000 win at his store. “Everybody’s happy. It’s good to see a regular customer win,” said Patel.

The lucky lady plans to share some of the winnings with her son for being a good sport. “He deserves something for the joke I played on him,” she said. The rest of the winnings may be deposited into a retirement account. The winning ticket was purchased at E-Z Quick Food Market, located at 801 Revolution Street in Havre de Grace.

 

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