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The Silver Spring man, an IT worker, made a quick stop at Giant on International Drive in Silver Spring and grabbed the ticket for the Thursday, Feb. 8 drawing.
He didn’t check the ticket until four days later, however, and continued to keep it hidden in the pocket of a pair of short in the bottom of a dresser drawer.
He later stopped at lottery headquarters in Baltimore to cash in his winnings alongside a friend of 40 years — the only other person he’s told of his winnings aside from his wife, he says.
When asked to choose $1,000 a week for life (paid in annual installments); or a one-time payment of $1 million, the man selected the one-time payment option and plans to invest, pay off bills, and keep working.
For selling a second-tier winning Cash4Life ticket, Giant #135 at 3860 International Drive in Silver Spring receives a $2,500 bonus from the lottery.
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