Loose cash leads Maryland man to lottery jackpot of $45,166
Written by Angie Sharma on November 14, 2024
A Maryland man found some loose cash in his back pocket and ended up using it to buy a lottery ticket worth more than $45,000.
The Prince George‘s County resident told Maryland Lottery officials he was about to leave the Foods In convenience store in Waldorf when he realized there was some loose cash in his back pocket.
I stuck my hand in my pocket and there was $4,” the player recalled. “I had already bought my tickets for the week, but because I was right there at the store, I figured I’d get a couple more.”
The man bought a pair of 7-11-21 Fast Play tickets for $2 each.
“The first ticket showed a jackpot of $45,166. The second ticket showed $1,500,” he recalled.
The reset jackpot gave the man a suspicion he soon confirmed — he had won the $45,166 prize.
“I told myself that the jackpots were different because my first ticket had won and the lower jackpot listed on the second ticket meant that it had dropped back down to its base amount. That had to be it,” he said.
Source : UPI News
