Lottery player used the same numbers for a decade. Then he finally won big in Maryland
A retiree in Maryland has been playing the same numbers at the lottery for years. His strategy finally “paid off.”
The man, an unnamed resident of Lutherville, bought a randomly generated lottery ticket years ago, and the numbers happened to contain several dates that are important to him, according to a March 7 news release from the Maryland Lottery.
“I got the ticket one day and I have played those numbers every time for the past 10 years,” the man, a retired government employee, told the Maryland Lottery.
His fortune changed when he purchased an $8 ticket at a gas station for a Feb. 27 drawing.
When the winning numbers were released, he realized he’d won the $50,000 Double Play prize.
He was also one number off from winning a $10 million prize.
“I am very happy with $50,000,” he told the Maryland Lottery. “It was amazing to win.”
He and his wife intend to use the winnings to pay bills and go on a “much-needed vacation.”