Delaware man wins big in the lottery twice in two months

“I could not consider I received the primary time,” Duane Ketterman advised lottery officers. “So, once I noticed this one, I used to be simply surprised.”

MILLSBORO, Delaware — For most individuals, profitable the lottery is a once-in-a-lifetime alternative. However one Delaware man was fortunate sufficient to win the lottery twice — in simply two months.

Powerline technician Duane Ketterman commonly crosses the state line to work in Maryland and buys lottery tickets on his visits, in response to a information launch from the Maryland Lottery.

Ketterman’s purchases first paid off in early July, when he received $18,000 in one of many Maryland Lottery’s Racetrax recreation.

Final weekend, whereas on a household journey to Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, Ketterman received once more, claiming $30,785 in one other Racetrax recreation.

“I could not consider I received the primary time,” Ketterman advised lottery officers whereas claiming his prize in Baltimore on Tuesday, in response to the discharge. “So, once I noticed this one, I used to be simply surprised.”

The 43-year-old Millsboro, Delaware, resident picked his profitable numbers at random, says the discharge. He discovered about his win when his household stopped for breakfast.

“I checked the ticket on my Lottery app and, after a second to wrap my head round it, confirmed my spouse,” Ketterman stated, in response to the discharge. “She was as shocked as I used to be. Extra, even.”

Ketterman has no fast plan for his surprising winnings, hoping to place them away for a wet day as an alternative.