AN avid lottery player has won big after playing the same numbers every day for months.
The $25,000 lottery winner, a 70-year-old retired printing worker, said he plays the same numbers every day.
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Chatting with the Maryland Lottery after his big win, the man said of the numbers, “It’s my birthday.”
“As soon as Pick 5 started, I knew I had to play,” he said.
“I’ve always loved those five numbers together for some reason, so I knew the game was meant for me.”
After months of gambling, the man finally saw his lucky numbers come up on July 1st.
For that night’s draw, he had a 50-cent bet on the same five numbers he had played.
“I was walking into the living room when the Pick 5 drawing was on TV,” the man said.
“I saw each number coming, the two 2’s, then the two 5’s and the last 2 – each in the exact order.
“I could not believe it.”
While winning a jackpot of this size is exciting, the winner has also been hassled.
“I haven’t been able to sleep much since I won,” he told lottery officials.
“I was excited and anxious to get the entitlement process underway and complete.
“I’m afraid I kept my wife up a lot of those nights.”
He’s trying to make up for the sleepless nights by spoiling his wife for their upcoming 25th wedding anniversary.
“I told her to choose where she wanted to go and I would make sure of that,” he said.
The winning ticket was purchased from Ingleside Liquors in Catonsville.
The store gets a $250 bonus.
The Maryland Lottery began offering the Pick 5 game and its two daily draws in February after the success of the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games.
Prices range from $25 to $50,000.
“Pick 3 and Pick 4 have enjoyed consistent popularity and growing sales over the years, so Pick 5 is a perfect addition to our offering,” said John Martin, Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director at the time.
“We’re confident that people who enjoy the everyday number games will have a lot of fun with Pick 5.”
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Lotto winners’ persistence is paying off after they picked the same significant numbers every day for months before landing the big prize
