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Joan Gets The Rose: Maryland School Admin Progresses On 'Golden Bachelor' Joan Gets The Rose: Maryland School Admin Progresses On 'Golden Bachelor'
Joan Gets The Rose: Maryland School Admin Progresses On 'Golden Bachelor' Joan Vassos got the rose. The 60-year-old private school admin from Maryland met Gerry Turner, ABC's first-ever "Golden Bachelor — or senior contestant — on the show's Thursday, Sept. 28 premiere. Vassos and 14 other women received a rose during the final rose ceremony, and will be progressing to the show's next round. The other women who got a rose were Ellen, Theresa, Natascha, Leslie, Christina, Edith, Nancy, April, Sandra, Jeanie, Kathy, Marina, Peggy and Susan. All are hoping for a shot at love with Gerry (pronounced Gary) Turner, a widower from Indiana. According to her LinkedIn pa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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What We Know About Joan: MD Prep School Admin On The 'Golden Bachelor' Already Turning Heads What We Know About Joan: MD Prep School Admin On The 'Golden Bachelor' Already Turning Heads
What We Know About Joan: MD Prep School Admin On The 'Golden Bachelor' Already Turning Heads The "Golden Bachelor" hasn't even premiered yet, but one contestant from Maryland is a clear favorite for many already. With her long, golden locks, 60-year-old Joan Vassos, of Rockville, is among the 22 women competing on a new "The Bachelor" concept, premiering on Thursday, Sept. 28, on ABC. According to her LinkedIn page, Vassos works in alumni relations and annual giving at the Landon School, a prep school for boys in Bethesda. Joan, who will be competing on Gerry Turner's season, has four kids and two grandkids and is looking for love again after losing her husband of 32 years to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Virginia Woman's Forgotten Powerball Ticket Nets $100K Maryland Lottery Windfall Virginia Woman's Forgotten Powerball Ticket Nets $100K Maryland Lottery Windfall
Virginia Woman's Forgotten Powerball Ticket Nets $100K Maryland Lottery Windfall A Virginia woman who was "going through some papers" made a $100,000 discovery, according to Maryland Lottery officials. While out with friends in Temple Hills earlier this year, a Springfield woman picked up a "Powerball" ticket in July when the jackpot topped $1 billion, something that is out of her wheel house, she says.  The 75-year-old woman can't clearly remember the details surrounding the purchase of the $3 ticket, which is out of her routine, though she's feeling pretty lucky after she realized she had won a six-figure Lottery prize. According to the retiree, she was out with…

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by Zak Failla
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Don't Miss Private School Admin From Maryland On 'Golden Bachelor' Premiering This Week Don't Miss Private School Admin From Maryland On 'Golden Bachelor' Premiering This Week
Don't Miss Private School Admin From Maryland On 'Golden Bachelor' Premiering This Week The administrator of a Maryland private school is among 22 women competing on a new "The Bachelor" concept premiering this week. Meet Joan, the 60-year-old Rockville resident, competing for love on the "Golden Bachelor" starring Gerry Turner. The show premiers at 8 p.m. on ABC, Thursday, Sept. 28. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Golden Bachelor (@goldenbachabc) Joan is really something special. She has four kids and two grandkids and is looking for love again after losing her husband of 32 years to pancreatic cancer. Joan i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Happy Accident Leaves Maryland Man $580K Richer Happy Accident Leaves Maryland Man $580K Richer
Happy Accident Leaves Maryland Man $580K Richer Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. A veteran Maryland Lottery player is thanking Lady Luck after a clerk at one of his favorite lotto retailers accidentally gave him a ticket for the wrong game, then couldn't void it, forcing the Prince George's County man to play it. Instead of his "Cash4Life" ticket, the Upper Marlboro resident was gracious enough to except a "Multi-Match" ticket, and he sure is happy he didn't make a fuss. What turned out to be a $10 innocent mistake led to a $580,000 jackpot for the Monday, Sept. 11 "Multi-Match" drawing, leaving the Lottery player's jaw flat…

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by Zak Failla
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Happy Days: DC Grandmother Gets 'Lucky Times 10' On Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Happy Days: DC Grandmother Gets 'Lucky Times 10' On Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $50K
Happy Days: DC Grandmother Gets 'Lucky Times 10' On Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Happy days are ahead for an 80-year-old Washington, DC woman who claimed a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize. The grandmother couldn't believe her eyes, and needed her daughter to confirm that she won $50,000 playing a "Lucky Times 10" scratcher, Lottery officials said this week. Going only by the name "Happy Days," the woman said that she has her daughter purchase scratch-offs for her, and when she was alone in the room playing this lucky ticket "she started to see some positive numbers."  "I saw 38 and it was listed as $10,000. I thought something was wrong," she mused. There was …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion
Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion The Orioles' magical season just keeps paying off for fans in Maryland. Westminster resident Karl Petro got a grand slam $50,000 prize on a baseball-themed second-chance promotion from Maryland Lottery, officials announced. This week, Petro was selected as a $50,000 winner in the final drawing of the Lottery’s "Home Run Riches Contestant of the Game Second-Chance" promotion, which ran from March through August as the season winds down for the O's. The 72-year-old Petro will have plenty of cash to spend on possible playoff tickets after registering his $5 "FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Tic…

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by Zak Failla
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See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Maryland Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89) See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Maryland Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89)
See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Maryland Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89) Couldn't get tickets to see Taylor Swift's The Era Tour in person? You're very much not alone. But don't worry, Swifties, there's a way to experience the pop culture juggernaut. Get tickets now to see TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film only in theaters in North America beginning 10/13. Taylor Swift "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will be premiering at AMC Theatres across Maryland starting on Friday, Oct. 13 (obviously) with tickets going on sale Thursday, Aug. 31. Showtimes will run Thursdays to Sundays.  Standard showings are priced at $19.89 (cute!) for adults and $13.13 for se…

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by Sam Barron
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Private School Admin From Maryland, 60, Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant Private School Admin From Maryland, 60, Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant
Private School Admin From Maryland, 60, Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant For the first time in Bachelor franchise history, 22 women in the prime of their lives will roll up their stockings and step into the spotlight for a chance at love. And one of them is a 60-year-old private school administrator from Rockville. The women are all ages 60 to 75 and are hoping for lasting love with Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner, whose wife died in 2017. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Golden Bachelor (@goldenbachabc) Joan is really something special. She has four kids and two grandkids and is looking for love ag…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Animal Shelter To Get Boost From $30K Maryland Lottery Winner Animal Shelter To Get Boost From $30K Maryland Lottery Winner
Animal Shelter To Get Boost From $30K Maryland Lottery Winner Some kids and shelter animals are set to be spoiled after a pet-lover from Anne Arundel County won a $30,000 Maryland Lottery prize. Danielle Schwanke, a medical assistant and pet foster parent has big plans for her top-prize after cashing in on a fresh cash windfall playing the "Red Hot Cash" scratcher The 34-year-old raced to Maryland Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore after realizing that she hit the jackpot on a ticket sold at Giant on Governor Ritchie Highway in Severna Park. According to Lottery officials, the food store was getting ready to close when Schwanke ran in to pick up some …

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by Zak Failla
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Keep On Rolling: 'Old Skool' Maryland Lottery Player Claims $50K Jackpot On Scratcher Keep On Rolling: 'Old Skool' Maryland Lottery Player Claims $50K Jackpot On Scratcher
Keep On Rolling: 'Old Skool' Maryland Lottery Player Claims $50K Jackpot On Scratcher A retired mechanic is feeling lucky after winning a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize.  'Old Skool," who wouldn't go by any other name, told Lottery officials that he decided to lean into a recent lucky streak, and that faith paid off when he won $50,000 playing a scratch-off game he bought at an area convenience store. The 65-year-old Berlin man picked up three winning $10 scratchers during a morning visit to the Shore Stop on Racetrack Road in his hometown, which then snowballed into him buying two "50,000 Cash" games. Betting on himself paid off. The first ticket net him $30. Chi…

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by Zak Failla
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Happy Birthdays Lead Retired Firefighter To $50K Maryland Lottery Jackpot Happy Birthdays Lead Retired Firefighter To $50K Maryland Lottery Jackpot
Happy Birthdays Lead Retired Firefighter To $50K Maryland Lottery Jackpot A happy birthday came early for an Anne Arundel County man who won a five-figure prize playing some familiar numbers. "Happy Birthdays!" as he will forever be known, is celebrating after winning a $50,000 "Bonus Match 5" top prize by using the birthdays of he and his family members. The retired 61-year-old firefighter - who decided to remain anonymous - explained to Lottery officials that he played the same three lines of numbers for 20 years, which are the combinations of different birthdays of family members. It took two decades, but the strategy finally paid off big time for the Pasaden…

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by Zak Failla