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$50K Lotto Win Claimed By Aberdeen Postal Employee
A Harford Co. postal employee won $50K playing a combination of family members' birthdays on a Pick 5 ticket.
ABERDEEN, MD — A Harford County postman recently won $50,000 playing Pick 5 thanks to a number combination of family birthdays.
The postal employee told Maryland Lottery officials that the combination on his $1 straight bet Pick 5 ticket, 7-2-4-0-3, matched the results exactly, earning him a spot among those who’ve won the game’s top prize.
“I looked up the results on my phone and could not believe it when I saw my numbers. I had to ask a co-worker to check to see if I was seeing things,” he said.
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The Aberdeen man purchased his ticket from the Royal Farms store at 9620 Belair Road in Perry Hall. For selling the top-prize winner, the Baltimore County business receives a $500 bonus from the lottery.
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