Mekwanint Ayele

Congratulations goes to Mekwanint Ayele of Silver Spring, MD who won $100,000 with the 2012 Cash Celebration D.C. Scratcher. "I scratched. I looked. I said, 'What's going on?' And, I win!" exclaimed Mekwanint when describing his win. After learning he'd scratched his way to $100K, Mekwanint was feeling the winning spirit and bought yet another ticket. His second take was a nice $500! "It's my day! he beamed. These winning tickets were purchased at Crown Gas Station, 2210 Bladensburg Road, N.E.