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Gift Of MD Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Nets VA Man $100K Top Prize
A Falls Church, Virginia man received a $30 Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket as a holiday gift that turned out to be worth $100,000.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A scratch-off ticket from the Maryland Lottery purchased at a Silver Spring store turned out to be a $100,000 holiday gift for a Virginia man, according to a release.
"I thought I was seeing things,” the 37-year-old Falls Church man told officials at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, which he visited recently to claim his prize.
The man and a few of his family members had received scratch-off tickets for holiday gifts, but his $30 instant ticket made him a big winner. He plans to use his winnings to help his family members and pay some bills.
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The winning $100,000 Lucky scratch-off ticket was purchased at the Towers Market located at 1110 Fidler Lane in Silver Spring. The store will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Maryland Lottery for selling a $100,000 top-prize winning ticket.
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