ELLICOTT CITY, MD — An IT professional from Ellicott City ran to the grocery store for his wife and decided to buy a Bonus Match 5 lotto ticket. That errand ended up winning the couple $50,000.
The Howard County resident bought the ticket for $6 at the Giant supermarket located at 9200 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. He told Maryland Lottery officials that he buys lotto tickets once every few weeks. This time, he replayed an old Bonus Match 5 ticket in which he had already won a $300 prize.
The next day he checked his ticket using the Maryland Lottery app on his phone. He was surprised when he noticed that he had won again, but this time, it was more than 10 times the amount of his last Bonus Match 5 win. He kept double-checking his ticket and realized it really is worth $50,000.
The happy hubby and dad to two kids from Howard County said he'll use the winnings to pay off bills.
The Giant store will receive a $500 bonus for selling a $50,000 winning Bonus Match 5 ticket.
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