A Baltimore man who gained $50,000 from a Bonus Match 5 lottery drawing mentioned he does not usually purchase tickets for the sport, however ended up buying his profitable ticket on a whim. Photograph courtesy of the Maryland Lottery
Oct. 17 (UPI) — A Maryland man mentioned he added a Bonus Match 5 ticket to his lottery buy on a whim and ended up profitable the $50,000 high prize.
The 57-year-old Baltimore man informed Maryland Lottery officers he usually buys tickets for Decide 3, Mega Thousands and thousands and Powerball drawings, however solely often performs Bonus Match 5 when he will get a fortunate feeling.
The participant mentioned he was choosing up his common tickets from Hob’s Citgo in Sparrows Level on Oct. 1 when one such fortunate feeling struck him, so on a whim he added a Bonus Match 5 ticket to his buy.
The person mentioned he was on his approach to work a number of days later when he stopped at Hob’s Citgo to scan his tickets and found he had gained the $50,000 prize.
“I am shaking,” he recalled of the second he discovered of his prize, “I am holding the ticket and shaking.”
The participant mentioned he requested the shop supervisor to double-check the ticket for him, and he or she confirmed it was a high prize winner.
“I walked outdoors and my coronary heart was pounding so quick,” he mentioned.
The person, whose earlier largest lottery prize was $250, mentioned he was doubly stunned by the truth that he gained such a big prize from a quick-pick ticket.
“This was truly pure luck,” he mentioned.
The winner mentioned half of his prize cash will go to pay down his mortgage and the remaining will go into financial savings and towards a trip together with his spouse.