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  • How a Bowie man's last $3 became a $59,054 lottery win

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📰 News we're reading

• Bowie man's last-minute lottery ticket turns into $59K jackpot surprise (newsbreak.com) — A Bowie correctional officer turned his last $3 into a $59,054 FAST PLAY jackpot after buying a SLINGO ticket during a routine gas stop in Capitol Heights. The longtime scratch-off fan, who claimed his prize in Baltimore, plans to put the unexpected windfall toward college expenses, while the selling gas station also earns a small bonus from the Maryland Lottery.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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