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First clip was a charm for a Baltimore man who precocious won a $50,000 lottery jackpot — nan first clip he played nan game.
The man, identified only arsenic "Alex," bought a $1 consecutive stake summons for nan Maryland Lottery's "Pick 5" crippled connected March 14, for nan midday drawing, nan website for nan Maryland Lottery said successful a March 19 news article.
"I ne'er played earlier and I couldn’t deliberation of 5 random numbers, truthful I told nan retailer to prime nan numbers for me," "Alex" told nan Maryland Lottery website.
"I wasn’t expecting to triumph anything."
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The winning numbers for Pick 5 games are drawn doubly a day, 7 days a week, says nan Maryland Lottery website. The apical prize, $50,000, is awarded for correctly picking 5 numbers successful nan bid they are drawn.
Alex and his friend purchased nan summons astatine nan Niki Food Mart & Lottery successful Baltimore, Maryland. He told nan Maryland Lottery that he typically only buys lottery tickets if nan Mega Millions aliases Powerball jackpots are high.
A Baltimore man (not pictured) precocious won $50,000 successful nan Maryland Lottery's "Pick 5" game. It was nan first clip he'd ever played that peculiar game. (Maryland State Lottery / Fox News)
On March 14, however, Alex bought a Pick 5 summons aft his friend suggested he do so.
He past forgot to cheque nan numbers — until he was getting state a fewer days later.
Alex asked an worker astatine nan state position to spot if he had won anything, and was told his summons was a "big winner" — but nan worker astatine nan state position did not opportunity really overmuch he had won, conscionable that it was excessively ample of a triumph to beryllium paid retired astatine nan store.
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In Maryland, each lottery retailers tin rate retired prizes up to and including $600, says nan Maryland Lottery website.
Confused, Alex past went to a casino successful Maryland to effort to declare his winnings.
Maryland Lottery winners tin declare prizes up to and including $25,000 astatine six casinos passim nan state.
The man made respective attempts to rate successful his winning summons earlier he was told that he'd person to spell to nan Maryland Lottery's office to declare his prize. (iStock / iStock)
It was astatine this constituent that Alex received nan news: While nan casino would not beryllium capable to salary retired his prize, it was because he had really won $50,000.
A prize that large has to beryllium picked up astatine nan Maryland Lottery's office successful Baltimore, says nan Maryland Lottery's website.
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"I thought it was a defective summons because of nan retailer not telling maine really overmuch it was, but erstwhile they told maine [how overmuch it was] astatine nan casino, I almost fell out," said Alex to nan Maryland Lottery.
"I could not judge what I was hearing."
Alex said he kept a debased floor plan astatine nan casino and did not publically observe his large triumph — but he did quickly make an assignment to prime up his prize.
The man said he usually only bought lottery tickets if nan Mega Millions aliases Powerball jackpots were peculiarly high. (REUTERS/Hannah Beier / Reuters Photos)
Now galore thousands of dollars richer than he was before, Alex told nan Maryland Lottery that he will salary disconnected his bills and "spoil his wife."
He will besides support playing Pick 5 games, he said, now that he has won big.
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"After thing for illustration this happens to you, you’ve sewage to consciousness much motivated to play and I scheme to play much often," he said.
The Maryland Lottery was founded successful 1973, says its website.
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Since that time, nan Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control agency has contributed $19.3 cardinal to nan authorities of Maryland.
The Maryland Lottery had nary further comment.
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