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Ronald Mueller, a self-described dedicated Lottery player, is glad he didn't go all-in on Powerball tickets when he dropped $80 on them at The Corner Pub on South Mulberry Street with hopes of winning the big one in Washington County.
However, despite his best efforts, the 39-year-old Mueller came up short playing Powerball, but his fortunes quickly changed when he dropped an extra $20 he had in his pocket and picked up a "$500,000 Crossword" scratch-off ticket.
That one went much better for him.
The Hagerstown resident made back his $80, and then some, as he won a $50,000 prize on the scratcher, turning his dismay into delight and quickly erasing the losing Powerball tickets from his mind.
“I stood there for a minute with my jaw on the floor because I don’t have that type of luck,” he said, adding that he has yet to decide what he's going to do with his five-figure windfall.
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