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Man’s ‘Bucket List’ Pays Off With $50,000 Powerball Win In Maryland Man’s ‘Bucket List’ Pays Off With $50,000 Powerball Win In Maryland
Man’s ‘Bucket List’ Pays Off With $50,000 Powerball Win In Maryland A Baltimore County man discovered his luck runs deeper than a bucket after a forgotten Powerball ticket turned into a $50,000 prize. The Perry Hall resident, who played Powerball for the first time with a group of friends, had no idea his $2 quick-pick ticket from the Saturday Sept. 28 drawing contained the numbers of a lifetime. Here’s how it all shook out: Back in September, with the Powerball jackpot sitting at $243 million, the group pooled their money, bought 50 tickets, tossed them in a bucket, and took turns picking.  The winning ticket had been stuffed into the man’s wallet an…

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Winning $50,000 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold To Lucky Lotto Player At Maryland Safeway Winning $50,000 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold To Lucky Lotto Player At Maryland Safeway
Winning $50,000 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold To Lucky Lotto Player At Maryland Safeway For the second time in two years, a lucky Lottery player in Maryland won $50,000 playing a Pick 5 ticket. "AA County Man," a self-described "regular player" struck again using a friend's birthday digits, he says, making it two five-figure wins in two years. “Just put, ‘AA County Man strikes again’” he said on July 11 after claiming a $50,000 prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, a familiar space or him, having previously hit on two 50-cent Pick 5 tickets – $25,000 each - in June 2022. The Anne Arundel County resident doesn't think his run of luck is over, either. …

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Third Time Is A Charm For Free-Rolling Couple Who Claim $50K Maryland Lottery Prize Third Time Is A Charm For Free-Rolling Couple Who Claim $50K Maryland Lottery Prize
Third Time Is A Charm For Free-Rolling Couple Who Claim $50K Maryland Lottery Prize What started as a fun night out with her husband led to a five-figure cash windfall for a St. Mary’s County banker who won big playing Maryland Lottery. It didn’t come easy, but a Mechanicsville couple is up $50,000 after winning small, then a little larger, then huge while playing Lottery games at the Moose Lodge in their hometown. The third time was the charm for Kimberly Shaw and husband Colby, who went for a night out and decided to buy a $20 “Fast Play” ticket from the Lottery vending machine at the lodge, where she doubled up and won a $40 prize. Feeling lucky, she bought another tic…

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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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Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery
Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery A stop-off at a Maryland grocery store recently made a northern Virginia woman and her family $50,000 richer.  Marissa Carta traveled to the Old Line State recently to watch a family member's graduation. As she and her husband prepared to return to their Fredericksburg home, they made a fateful trip to a Randallstown Food Lion, she told the Maryland Lottery. That's where she bought a Money Explosion scratch-off lottery ticket.  “When I get one at home, it’s usually a $20 ticket,” said the 40-year-old wife and mother. “The $20 games have pretty big prizes.” The tickets at home, ho…

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