LAUREL, MD — A Laurel man became Maryland's latest Lottery millionaire after he purchased a winning 100X The Cash scratch ticket at Lucky's Superette in Odenton.

The 37-year-old husband and father works as a location technician in Laurel. He said his wife doesn't particularly like buying lottery tickets, but he thinks scratch tickets are fun.

"I was scratching the ticket outside the store, leaning against what I call the lucky spot on my car when I saw the dollar amount I'd matched," the man said. "The clerk took a look at it and his eyes got real, real wide. That's when I knew the $1 million was real."

The man immediately drove to his wife's office to surprise her. He said there were "lots of tears" when his wife realized what they won. The couple plans to add to the college funds they have for their children, pay off several bills, take a long-needed vacation and put the remainder in the bank. "There are a lot of things, long-term things that we were worried about this morning that are now taken care of," he said. "It's a wonderful feeling."