RETAILER ROUNDUP: Milford Liquors Sells $50,000 Winning Pick 5 Ticket
MILFORD LIQUORS, BALTIMORE
LADY LUCK GIVES $50,000 BELATED BIRTHDAY GIFT TO BALTIMORE MAN
A BALTIMORE PLAYER RECEIVED a very special belated birthday gift from Lady Luck. He won $50,000 playing Pick 5! The loyal player has used the same special numbers — 82484 — as a $1 straight bet for a while and they paid off in the Jan. 26 midday drawing.
From left: Lottery operator Shivani Sheth, Owner Jaspal Othee and Clerk Gurcharan Singh.
“Jay,” which is a nickname the anonymous winner uses, said he regularly plays Pick games. Last week, he was simply following his routine of purchasing midday games before running errands when the lucky ticket came his way.
He stopped at Milford Liquors in Baltimore and, among other games, purchased a $1 Pick 5 ticket that bet the numbers 8, 2, 4, 8 and 4 would come out in that exact order. To his great surprise, it did! The avid player didn’t realize he won until the day after the drawing.
“I got up and immediately checked the numbers on the Lottery’s website,” said the shocked truck driver. “I thought I’d win on Pick 3 or maybe Pick 4, but I never thought I would win on Pick 5.”
“Jay” decided to confirm his lucky win when he went to purchase his Pick games for another day. Sure enough, his $50,000 prize was verified.
“I just had a birthday earlier this month,” the happy player told Lottery officials. “I couldn’t have asked for a better gift.”
Thanks, Lady Luck! This avid player from Baltimore is $50,000 richer
When the winner claimed his birthday surprise, he told Lottery officials that he has no major plans yet for his special gift other than sharing some of the funds with his daughter.
“Jay’s” lucky retailer also benefits. Milford Liquors located at 8100 Liberty Road in Baltimore County received a $500 bonus from the Lottery for selling a winning Pick 5 ticket worth $50,000. Lottery Assistant Regional Manager Carolyn Mack delivered a promotional banner to the store so it can market itself as a lucky Lottery location.
