Mar 26, 2009 6:25 pm US/Eastern

Glen Burnie Family Wins $1.2M In Lottery

 
Sally Thorner

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) ?

 

 An Anne Arundel County family has 1.2 million reasons to be grateful after a $2 Multi-Match ticket proves golden.

Sally Thorner introduces us to the Boushells of Glen Burnie.

Donna and Bryan Boushell are so thankful their luck has turned. Bryan has been laid off twice in the past six months.

He was due a break and it came Thursday.

"I woke up this morning. I went out to my truck and got the ticket and checked it and like one of the people you see on games shows, bouncing off the walls, yelling and screaming, bouncing up and down," said Bryan.

He called his wife at work, and she immediately assumed it was bad news.

"Yeah, cause I couldn't tell what was wrong," Donna said.

But everything was right.

"It couldn't have come at a better time," said Donna.

"It's tough out there. Unemployment doesn't pay the bills, so this helps," said Bryan.

The Boushells, who have two sons and one granddaughter, will now be able to pay off their bills. They even have enough left over for a Caribbean cruise in May.

Bryan will continue to look for a truck driving gig, something he's been doing for more than 20 years.

"I want to get back into a truck. I'm more happy in a truck than I am inside," said Bryan.

After taxes, the Boushells take home $750,000.  They treated themselves with a trip to their favorite crab house.