Retired cop sees endless zeros and discovers $1M lottery jackpot

Washington, DC player says he needed a friend to confirm what his eyes were seeing after scanning scratch-off in store

BALTIMORE, MD — A retired police officer from Washington, DC, thought he was seeing things when a Maryland Lottery scanner displayed what looked like an endless string of zeros — only to discover he had just become a $1 million winner.

The lucky player claimed the top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s $1,000,000 Crossword scratch-off game on June 2 after purchasing the ticket at Chillum Wine & Spirits, located at 5813 Eastern Avenue in Hyattsville.

The winner said he was inside the store scanning the ticket when the result appeared on the screen.

Without his glasses, he initially struggled ...