Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman who accidentally bought tickets for the wrong lottery drawing ended up winning a $50,000 prize as a result of the error. The 70-year-old Laurel woman told Maryland Lottery officials she visited the Shoppers store in Laurel to pick up some tickets for the Sept. 1 Multi-Match drawing. Advertisement The woman said it wasn't until she was checking her tickets after the drawing that she realized she had mistakenly bought tickets for the Bonus Match 5 drawing instead of Multi-Match. One of the tickets turned out to be a $50,000 winner. "I couldn't believe it because I had only ever won $500 dollars before, so this is by far my biggest win. I have so many plans for this money," the winner said. The woman said her plans for the winnings include paying off her mortgage and funding her retirement. Read More Woman makes a pizza run, wins $50,000 lottery prize Virginia man trying to claim $600 lottery prize finds out he won $1M Man uses same lottery numbers every day, wins $25,000 a year for life
