Dad plans to use big lottery win to buy house for one of his children — for third time

A Maryland father plans to use his recent big Maryland lottery win the same way he’s used his previous two wins — to buy his adult child a home.

After work on Sept. 14, the auto shop owner made a stop at Edgewood Amoco BP to bet on horse races playing Racetrax Trifecta Box, Maryland Lottery said in a Sept. 19 news release.

The Harford County man, 58, usually bets on the 10, 11 and 12 horses, lottery officials said. This time, he also added a “bonus multiplier option to the 10-draw ticket.”

Using the Maryland Lottery app, lottery officials said the man learned he won in the second race, quadrupling his prize to $62,622 thanks to the bonus multiplier.

Harford County is about 35 miles northeast of Baltimore.

Daniella Segura

McClatchy DC

Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.