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Beginner's Luck Lands $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman Who Forgot She Had Golden Ticket Beginner's Luck Lands $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman Who Forgot She Had Golden Ticket
Beginner's Luck Lands $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman Who Forgot She Had Golden Ticket Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.  A Baltimore woman is laughing her way to the bank after hitting it big and winning a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize on her first try, even though she didn't know how to play the game. She said that her family would muse about what it would like to hit a Lottery jackpot, though they never took their shot until the rookie player decided to pick up a Powerball ticket at Royal Farms on O'Donnell Street in Baltimore for the Wednesday, April 10 drawing. According to the woman, she had no idea how to play the Lottery, but went for it anyway,…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven No joke. A "big-time lottery crew" is feeling lucky after winning big playing a Powerball ticket that was sold at a Prince George's County 7-Eleven location. The drawing on Saturday, April 6 was a fortuitous one for three jackpot chasers who sought a billion-dollar prize, but are more than content to settle for a third-tier $50,000 win after pooling their money together, picking up tickets, and finally landing a cash windfall following a years worth of playing Maryland Lottery games. According to Lottery officials, the group of co-workers - who dubbed themselves the "Big-Time Lottery Crew"…

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by Zak Failla
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WINNERS: Pair Of Winning $100K Powerball Tickets Sold In Montgomery County WINNERS: Pair Of Winning $100K Powerball Tickets Sold In Montgomery County
Winners: Pair Of Winning $100K Powerball Tickets Sold In Montgomery County Lottery officials in Maryland are looking for two lucky players who won big on Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. Winning $100,000 third-tier tickets for the April 10 drawing were sold at Giant at 20044 Goshen Road in Gaithersburg and Goshen Plaza Beer & Wine at 9140 Rothbury Drive in Montgomery Village. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 12, 24 and 36; the Powerball was 15. The Power Play multiplier was X2, doubling the winners’ earnings to $100,000. Lottery officials say that players should check their tickets, and the winners should sign the back of them immediatel…

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by Valerie Musson
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Powerball ‘Jackpot Chaser’ Takes Home $50K Prize In Baltimore Powerball ‘Jackpot Chaser’ Takes Home $50K Prize In Baltimore
Powerball ‘Jackpot Chaser’ Takes Home $50K Prize In Baltimore A Baltimore teacher who bought a batch of Powerball tickets as the jackpot grew to record-setting highs for the Saturday, March 30 drawing said she was thrilled to take home a third-tier $50,000 prize. The winner says she always waits to buy Powerball tickets until the jackpots grow large enough — so she purchased her lucky quick-pick ticket at Royal Farms at 100 West Padonia Road in Timonium and bought a handful. After checking her numbers on the My Lottery Rewards app the next day, the teacher learned of her winnings — but she was too timid to return to the store to have the ticket scanne…

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by Valerie Musson
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Montgomery County Avionics Technician Lands $100K Powerball Prize Montgomery County Avionics Technician Lands $100K Powerball Prize
Montgomery County Avionics Technician Lands $100K Powerball Prize An avionics technician from Montgomery County played a random set of numbers on a recent Powerball drawing and ended up winning $100,000. The Montgomery Village resident tells officials he has a set of numbers, “chosen at random initially,” that he plays each week at a local 7-Eleven for the Powerball and Mega Millions drawings. On Tuesday, March 19, the winner stopped at 7-Eleven at 19235 Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg, bought one $3 ticket with Power Play for the March 20 drawing, and ended up matching four white balls and the Powerball, bringing a $50,000 third-tier pri…

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by Valerie Musson
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Five Winning 'Mega Millions' Tickets Worth $10K Sold In Maryland Five Winning 'Mega Millions' Tickets Worth $10K Sold In Maryland
Five Winning 'Mega Millions' Tickets Worth $10K Sold In Maryland No Marylanders won the $1.13 billion "Mega Millions" jackpot - that went to a lucky New Jersey lotto player - but five tickets worth $10,000 were sold across the state for Tuesday's drawing. The winning numbers on Tuesday, March 26 were 07-11-22-29-38, with a gold "Mega Ball" of 04, and five players matched four of the regular numbers plus the "Mega Ball" to win a $10,000 prize.  Winning tickets were sold at:  7 to 10 Market on 29th Street in Mt. Rainier (Prince George's County); 7 to 10 Market, 4002 29th Street, Mt. Rainier Google Maps street view Giant on Arliss Street in …

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Check your tickets!  No one hit the "Mega Millions" jackpot on Tuesday night, but one lucky Maryland Lottery player is sitting on a ticket worth $20,000 on a ticket bought in Wicomico County. Eagle Express Mart on North Camden Avenue in Fruitland sold the golden ticket, which was unclaimed as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Lottery officials. The winning numbers were 24-46-49-62-66; the 'Mega Ball' was 7 and the 'Megaplier' was X2. In all, Maryland had 49,654 winners of prizes ranging from $2 to $20,000 in the Tuesday, March 19 drawing.  With no jackpot-winning ticket…

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by Zak Failla
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Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Anne Arundel County Lottery Player Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Anne Arundel County Lottery Player
Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Anne Arundel County Lottery Player An Anne Arundel man took his wise wife’s advice — and it led to a FAST PLAY ticket worth a whopping $100,000, lottery officials say. The man’s wife, who works overseas, told her husband during their daily talk about a dream she’d had the night before. “She told me that she’d seen us winning a lot of money and that it was from the lottery,” the man told officials. Asked to go pick up a ticket, he eagerly complied with his wife’s request and grabbed one at 7-Eleven at 8930 Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena — but his selection took a bit of thought. “It wasn’t a Powerball or Meg…

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by Valerie Musson
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Three Maryland Lottery Tickets Worth $10K+ Sold At Area Businesses Three Maryland Lottery Tickets Worth $10K+ Sold At Area Businesses
Three Maryland Lottery Tickets Worth $10K+ Sold At Area Businesses Check your tickets!  Tuesday was a good day for Maryland Lottery players, with a $50,000 "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold in Montgomery County, along with two "Mega Millions" tickets that are both worth five-figure prizes. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the winning "Mega Millions" numbers were: 06-09-13-29-66 with a gold "Mega Ball" of 24 and an optional "Megaplier" of X2.  The winning tickets were sold at a Silver Spring gas station, Rockville liquor store, and a Baltimore County Food Lion.  In Montgomery County, a winning $20,000 "Mega Millions" ticket was sold at Ollie's Beer, Wine and Deli on Vier…

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by Zak Failla
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Retired Trucker Wins $1K Per Week For Life On Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Retired Trucker Wins $1K Per Week For Life On Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Retired Trucker Wins $1K Per Week For Life On Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station A lifelong Maryland Lottery player from Pennsylvania will now be set for life after winning big on a ticket sold in Frederick County. What started as a leisurely drive across state lines for "Pap Paw," to the Silo Hill Sunoco in Emmitsburg led to the biggest win of the retired trucker's Lottery career, as he cashed in a $1,000-a-week-for-life prize, easily topping the hundreds of dollars he's claimed over the years. The Maryland native who now lives in Pennsylvania said that he would get on the road each day for work and drive across the Maryland State line for more than a decade to play se…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold At Maryland Liquor Stores Two Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold At Maryland Liquor Stores
Two Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold At Maryland Liquor Stores Check your tickets. Two winning $10,000 "Mega Millions" tickets remain unclaimed after being sold at a pair of Maryland liquor stores for the latest drawing. The third-tier winning tickets were sold at Vino-2 Wine & Liquor on Triangle Drive in Charlotte Hall and in Montgomery County at Kemp Mill Beer & Wine on Lamberton Drive in Silver Spring. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Aug. 29 drawing were: 09-39-52-61-63 with a gold "Mega Ball" of 25. Anyone who may have the golden tickets burning a hole in their pocket have been advised by Lottery officials to sign the back and put it…

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by Zak Failla
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'Proud Marylander' Claims $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Prize 'Proud Marylander' Claims $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Prize
'Proud Marylander' Claims $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Prize Retirement may be coming early for one lucky Maryland Lottery player. A Montgomery County player - who stressed anonymity and identified only as "Proud Marylander" - is feeling fortuitous after winning $4 million playing "Mega Millions on Friday. The winning ticket was sold at Lobby Shop on North Charles Street in Baltimore, which will also cash in with a $5,000 bonus.  According to Lottery officials, during the recent "Mega Millions" run, which ended when a ticket sold in Florida matched all the drawn numbers on Aug. 7 for a $1.58 billion jackpot, Maryland saw a total of 29 priz…

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by Zak Failla
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Million Dollar Maryland Lottery Ticket Unclaimed After Being Sold At Area Liquor Store Million Dollar Maryland Lottery Ticket Unclaimed After Being Sold At Area Liquor Store
Million Dollar Maryland Lottery Ticket Unclaimed After Being Sold At Area Liquor Store Check your tickets!  A newly minted millionaire in Maryland is hanging on to a "Mega Millions" ticket worth a seven-figure prize that was sold at a Prince George's County liquor store. The winning numbers for Tuesday night's drawing were: 03-05-06-44-61 with a Mega Ball of 25. The optional "Megaplier number" was X4. Officials said the ticket was sold at Pine Liquors on Oxon Hill Road in Fort Washington, which will receive a $2,500 bonus from Maryland Lottery for selling the winner. This marks the latest Maryland Lottery player to claim a million dollar prize in the past several weeks…

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by Zak Failla
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Powerball Drawing Creates Two Newly Minted Maryland Millionaires Powerball Drawing Creates Two Newly Minted Maryland Millionaires
Powerball Drawing Creates Two Newly Minted Maryland Millionaires Winner, winners.  Powerball tickets worth $1 million were sold to a pair of fortuitous Maryland Lottery players the day after two others cashed in on a seven-figure "Mega Millions" prize. While the $1.08 billion jackpot was won across the country in California, the Wednesday, July 19 drawing did produce two Maryland tickets worth $1 million and delivered several other big winners. Winning numbers for the July 19 drawing were: 07-10-11-13-24 with a Powerball of 24. The five Maryland Powerball winners worth at least $50,000 were sold at:  $1 million - River Hill Sunoco on S…

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by Zak Failla
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Big Winner: $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Ticket Sold At MD Convenience Store Big Winner: $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Ticket Sold At MD Convenience Store
Big Winner: $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Ticket Sold At MD Convenience Store Maryland's latest "Mega Millions" drawing led to the crowning of two new millionaires. One lucky Maryland Lottery player turned $1 into $4 million when he added the "Megaplier" feature to his ticket when he purchased it at Lobby Shop on North Charles Street in Baltimore, so when he hit a second-tier $1 million prize it immediately was quadrupled. Another player could be kicking himself after hitting on a $1 million ticket without the "Megaplier" that was sold at National Pike Fuel on Baltimore National Pike in Catonsville. The wining numbers were 19-22-31-37-54 with a Mega Ball of 18.…

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by Zak Failla
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'Lady Jackpot Chaser' Lives Up To The Name, Claims $1M Maryland Lottery Prize 'Lady Jackpot Chaser' Lives Up To The Name, Claims $1M Maryland Lottery Prize
'Lady Jackpot Chaser' Lives Up To The Name, Claims $1M Maryland Lottery Prize A premonition came true for a lucky Maryland Lottery player who claimed a $1 million prize months after her ticket hit big. “I always said I would win the Lottery one day,” a Montgomery County woman who calls herself “Lady Jackpot Chaser” said while claiming her second-tier “Mega Millions” prize. The Silver Spring native said that she was chasing the ultimate jackpot, but she isn’t scoffing at the seven-figure victory either as she became a newly minted millionaire. She said that she has been chasing a Lottery jackpot all her life - hence the self-appointed nickname - and she’s won big b…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold In Same MD Town On Same Day Three Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold In Same MD Town On Same Day
Three Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold In Same MD Town On Same Day Upper Marlboro was the place to be for Maryland Lottery players looking to win big in the latest "Mega Millions" drawing. Three third-tier tickets worth $10,000 were sold in Prince George’s County for the Tuesday, June 13 draw, Lottery officials announced. The winning numbers for the latest "Mega Millions" drawing were: 08-10-19-44-47 with a Mega Ball of 04 and the "Megaplier" was X4. Two of the $10,000 tickets were sold at Giant on Campus Drive, and the third at Royal Farms on Sansbury Road in Upper Marlboro. The two stores are less than four miles apart. None of those prizes have bee…

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by Zak Failla
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'Stomach Ache' Claim Key To Elaborate Scheme To Rob Victim Of $10K In MD 'Stomach Ache' Claim Key To Elaborate Scheme To Rob Victim Of $10K In MD
'Stomach Ache' Claim Key To Elaborate Scheme To Rob Victim Of $10K In MD Schemers pulled of an extremely elaborate hoax to bilk a woman in Montgomery County out of $10,000, according to police. New photos have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police regarding a theft that was reported on Monday, April 10, involving at least four people who pulled off a scam to rob a woman out of thousands of dollars. The incident was reported at the TJMaxx store in the 20900 block of Frederick Road last night. According to police, an employee was approached by two suspects who asked if she spoke Spanish, and when she confirmed that she did, the dubious duo a…

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by Zak Failla
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Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall
Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall And they say accountants are supposed to be good with numbers. A Washington, DC man is jumping for joy after celebrating a third-tier “Powerball” prize after playing on a whim while visiting Maryland earlier this month, though it took him a minute to realize he won five figures, not $100. Maryland Lottery officials say that the accountant enjoys playing “Mega Millions” and “Powerball” but this time, he was unaware that he had won such a momentous prize until a week later. Last week, the accountant - who is no stranger to dealing with money - stopped of at Giant on East West Highway in Sil…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Lottery Player Wins $50K On Eve Of 63rd Birthday Maryland Lottery Player Wins $50K On Eve Of 63rd Birthday
Maryland Lottery Player Wins $50K On Eve Of 63rd Birthday The Maryland Lottery gave one lucky player an impressive 63rd birthday present this week. There have been some sleepless nights for Baltimore native Constance Benny, who still can’t believe her luck after cashing in on a $50,000 top prize on a “Big Money” scratch-off ticket. The winning ticket was sold at Giant on York Road in Timonium, where the Lottery winner went to pick up dinner and cat food earlier this week.  After shopping, she said she had an extra $5 burning a whole in her pocket, and she instead turned that into $50,000. Initially, she even forgot about the ticket until s…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area 7-Eleven Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area 7-Eleven
Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area 7-Eleven There is a new millionaire in Maryland, and that lucky lotto player may not even know they're holding the golden ticket. It was not a $20 million jackpot (that was sold in New York), but a winning $1 million "Mega Millions" ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring for the drawing on Tuesday, April 18. The winning numbers were: 07-09-15-19-25 with a "Mega Ball" number of 04 and the optional "Megaplier" number was 02.  Other seven-figure prize winning tickets were sold in California, Iowa, and Ohio. In total, Maryland Lottery officials said that there were a t…

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by Zak Failla
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Fate Leads To 78-Year-Old Germantown Grandmother Winning $50K Playing Powerball Fate Leads To 78-Year-Old Germantown Grandmother Winning $50K Playing Powerball
Fate Leads To 78-Year-Old Germantown Grandmother Winning $50K Playing Powerball A 78-year-old woman finally got her chance in the winner's circle at the Maryland Lottery last week, officials say. The grandmother typically picks her own numbers when she plays the Powerball and Mega Millions games, but was given a winning quick-pick ticket during her Sunday, Feb. 26 Wegmans visit, according to Maryland Lottery officials. The self-serve vending machine would not let the lucky lady pick her own numbers, which ultimately led to the grandmother with a $50,000 third-tier prize in the Monday, Feb. 27 Powerball drawing. However, it wasn't until the day after the drawing that t…

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by Annie DeVoe
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'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Liquor Store For the second time in a week, a Maryland lottery player won a cool million dollars playing "Mega Millions” on an unclaimed ticket that was sold in a Prince George's County liquor store. No grand prize winner matched all five numbers plus the “Mega Ball" in the latest drawing on Friday, Jan. 6 to claim a nearly $1 billion prize, but a “Mega Millions” ticket sold at Marlboro Liquors on Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro is out there and worth a seven-figure prize. The winning numbers for the latest drawing were 04-20-46-59-63 with a “Mega Ball” of 13. There were four other players who matched…

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by Zak Failla
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'Mega Millions' Players In Virginia, Maryland Holding On To Uncashed $1M Tickets 'Mega Millions' Players In Virginia, Maryland Holding On To Uncashed $1M Tickets
'Mega Millions' Players In Virginia, Maryland Holding On To Uncashed $1M Tickets The DMV proved to be the place to play “Mega Millions” as two winning $1 million tickets are burning a hole in lottery players’ pockets in Virginia and Maryland to kick off the new year. There was no grand prize-winning $785 million jackpot winner on Tuesday, Jan. 3, but one winning seven-figure “Mega Millions” ticket was sold in both Maryland and Virginia by matching the first five numbers. The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing were 25-29-33-41-44 with a "Mega Ball" number of 18 with an optional "Megaplier" of 04. A third winning $1 million ticket was also sold in Texas as the “Mega …

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by Zak Failla
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Mega Millions Jackpot Up To $660M, Among Highest Ever Mega Millions Jackpot Up To $660M, Among Highest Ever
Mega Millions Jackpot Up To $660M, Among Highest Ever Lottery players are flocking to their nearest convince store to scoop up Mega Millions lotto tickets as the jackpot ballooned to an estimated $660 million, one of the largest in history. For 27 consecutive drawings, no lottery player has matched all six numbers as the jackpot grew exponentially from $20 million in April up to its current level for the drawing on Friday, July 22. The jackpot is believed to be among the third largest in the history of the game when the drawing is held at 11 p.m. on Friday night. In the most recent drawing, there were four big winners who matched five of the…

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by Zak Failla
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Trucking Business Co-Owners Haul In Huge Maryland Lottery Prize Trucking Business Co-Owners Haul In Huge Maryland Lottery Prize
Trucking Business Co-Owners Haul In Huge Maryland Lottery Prize Racetrax continues to be the game to play for Maryland Lottery players after a Halethorpe man brought home over $60,000 in winnings, officials say. The 37-year-old co-owner of a small local trucking company and his cousin won with a Superfecta Box wager on longshot horses in a winning ticket purchased at Red Sea Petroleum in Baltimore, according to the Maryland Lottery. The business owner mentioned his love of the Lottery, stating that he and his employees have started an office pool to chase the $660 million Mega Millions jackpot that is up for grabs Friday, July 22 with an estimated cash …

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by Annie DeVoe