10 January 2023 , 14:03
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A lucky teenager won $30,000 after her parents purchased a cheap lottery scratchcard as a stocking filler.
The unnamed 18-year-old from Germantown, Maryland, US, was gifted a $3 (£2.50) Peppermint Payout scratchcard by her parents on Christmas Day.
When the teenager woke up she opened up her stocking and won on three lucky scratch cards winning $1 (80p), $2 (£1.65) and $30,000 (£25,000).
The college student was delighted to discover she had won on all three - especially the jackpot.
She said: "It was shocking and a weird feeling. It was surreal."
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Her dad, who had bought the scratchcards at a store in Montgomery County, revealed he gave her daughter them as a cheap stocking filler.
He said: "We gave them to her as a stocking stuffer."
The lucky scratchcard was purchased at a store in Montgomery County (Google Maps)The store is set to receive a bonus of $300 (£250) from lottery officials after the impressive jackpot payout.
Maryland Lottery said in a statement: "An 18-year-old Germantown woman came to Maryland Lottery headquarters with her parents in tow, eager to share her exciting experience.
"The Lottery novice won big the first time she played a scratch-off and was claiming a $30,000 top prize on the Peppermint Payout game.
She plans to save the money (Julio Cortez/AP/REX/Shutterstock)"For her first Christmas as an adult, the lucky woman received a few scratch-offs from her parents.
"She had luck on three of the instant tickets, winning $1, $2, and $30,000."
However, the canny teenager is not planning a huge shopping spree with her winnings as she revealed the $30,000 (£25,000) will be going into her savings.
Maryland Lottery said: "The Montgomery County resident is a college student majoring in Digital Arts.
"She plans to put the scratch-off prize into her savings account."
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The store is set to receive a bonus for selling the prize-winning ticket after the teen collected her winnings.
They added: "The Montgomery County store will receive a $300 bonus from the Lottery for selling a $30,000 top-prize winning instant ticket.
"The Peppermint Payout game is still loaded with sweet prizes. Since it went on sale on October 17, players have found four of the $3 game's eight $30,000 top prizes.
"The game also has more than 450,000 unclaimed prizes ranging from $3 to $500."
Maryland lottery revealed another winner came from Shoppers located at 18066 Mateny Road in Germantown.
The lucky winner won $2,867 (£2,350).