Gaithersburg Resident Wins $1M From Liquor Store Scratch-Off

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Brighton's Beer and Wine sold a $5,000 Loaded scratch-off ticket that won the customer, nicknamed "Mr. Low Key," $1 million.

Mr. Low Key, 50, told lottery officials that he's won some prizes before — even some up to $10,000 — and the Beer and Wine is his favorite place to play. When he saw that he had won $1 million, he went back into the store just to double check with the clerk that he wasn't mistaken.

“I said, ‘Keep it quiet,’ then I put it in my pocket and went home,” Mr. Low Key told the Maryland Lottery.

He said he plans to use the money to pay off some medical bills and student loans, make church and charitable donations, and put some away for his kids. He plans to keep playing lotto.

“Someday I may get something even bigger," he told Maryland Lottery.

Brighton's Beer and Wine wasn't the only store in Montgomery County to bring in the cash this week. A customer at a Colesville Beer and Wine in Silver Spring bought a winning ticket on June 24, bringing them $185,304 from the Fast Play game "Cold Hard Cash."

Anyone who thinks they may have a gambling problem can visit mdgamblinghelp.org or call 1-800-426-2537 for help.