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Spin Cycle Savior: Prince George's County Man Snags $50K Powerball Win Just in Time Spin Cycle Savior: Prince George's County Man Snags $50K Powerball Win Just in Time
Spin Cycle Savior: Prince George's County Man Snags $50K Powerball Win Just in Time Talk about a close call!  A District Heights dad saved a $50,000 Powerball ticket from an untimely demise in the washing machine, proving that sometimes laundry day can really pay off. Eric Cotton, a father of two and truck driver, had just bought four quick-pick Powerball tickets from Kaywood Liquors in Mt. Rainier for the Nov. 6 drawing, but the tickets didn’t find a home on the fridge or a safe drawer—instead, they ended up in his pants pocket, dangerously close to disaster. “My girlfriend is notorious for not checking pockets before doing the laundry,” he explained. So when he saw…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County Liquor Store Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County Liquor Store
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County Liquor Store No one took home the $76 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, but one lucky lotto player in Maryland also cashed in on a five-figure ticket sold at an area liquor store. Officials say that a third-tier winning ticket worth a $50,000 prize was sold at Kaywood Liquors on Varnum Street in Mt. Rainier, the largest win out of thousands statewide starting at $4.  The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Nov. 6 were 12-17-37-58-62 with a Powerball of 04 and the Power Play multiplier was X2.  It marks the 53rd third-tier Powerball winner sold in Maryland so far…

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by Zak Failla