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$50K Win To Help Fulfill Silver Spring Man's Dream Of Home Ownership
Silver Spring man buys winning $50,000 Cash instant ticket at Route 1 Liquors in Beltsville, Maryland.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A 39-year-old Silver Spring man told Maryland Lottery officials earlier this week that he planned to use the $50,000 he won on a scratch off ticket to make his dream of owning a home that much closer.
Last week, the Montgomery County resident stopped at the Route 1 Liquors in Beltsville and decided to buy two of $20 tickets in the$50,000 Cash instant game. The first ticket was a dud, but the second one turned out to be a winner.
“I was so happy when I saw the prize beneath the ‘stack of coins’ symbol,” the retail employee told lottery officials in Baltimore.
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The married father of two immediately headed home to share the news with his wife and brother
“He said, ‘I have a surprise,’” said the winner’s brother, who joined his sibling in claiming the ticket. “I thought he won $50 or $500, not $50,000.”
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Route 1 Liquors located at 10500 Baltimore Ave. in Prince George's County will receive a $5oo bonus for selling the winning $50,000 Cash instant ticket.
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