Bel Air Man Wins $50K During Pit Stop

BEL AIR, MD — A Bel Air man won $50,100 recently during a pit stop. He was halfway to work last week when he pulled over at the Perry Hall BP.

"One too many cups of coffee, I guess," the salesman told the Maryland Lottery of what prompted him to stop in the 8800 block of Belair Road.

As he was heading back to his car, he saw the instant ticket vending machine and bought two $2,000,000 Fortune game tickets. His ticket revealed he was a $50,000 winner.

"When the cashier confirmed the prize for me, he gave me a high-five," the Bel Air man said. "It was a great moment."

He almost forgot to play his second ticket but when he scratched that off, he found that was also a winner.

"The $50,000 blew me away,” the 49-year-old told the Maryland Lottery of his Nov. 20 win. “But when the other ticket gave me $100 more, it was just astounding.”

He plans to put the money toward making Christmas extra special for his three children and "super-sizing" a family vacation he had planned for next year, according to lottery officials.

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