Not one, not two, but three members of a family in?Maryland,?USA, who bought tickets for the same lottery drawing, ended up winning a $50,000 prize (nearly Rs 41 lakh) each.? ?
Incidentally, the family used the same digits-5-3-8-3-4 for the October 13 Pick 5 drawing, and it turned out to be the winning combination.?
The man had bought a $1 straight bet ticket from Hampstead Liquors in Hampstead.?In addition, the man's 28-year-old?daughter and his 31-year-old son bought tickets for the same drawing from the same store.??
All three tickets had the same number combination of 5-3-8-3-4, which turned out to be the winning numbers in the drawing, earning each ticket a $50,000 prize.??
One of the players plans to use their winnings to buy a new home, while the other two will invest the prize money, lottery officials said.
Earlier this month, a?Maryland man who chose his?lottery numbers by analysing 20 years of drawings said he used the digits for several years before scoring a $50,000 Bonus Match 5 jackpot.
The 77-year-old Baltimore man?told Maryland?Lottery officials he analysed 20 years of drawing results to come up with his set of lucky lottery numbers.
The ticket earned the man a $50,000 jackpot. He said he plans to put his winnings toward a new car.
The Maryland Lottery is operated by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (MLGCA). Maryland's MLGCA is an independent agency of the Maryland government and serves as a regulator for Maryland's casino and sports wagering programs and a number of ancillary gaming programs.
The Lottery offers 10 draw games, instant FAST PLAY games, and instant scratch-off tickets. Daily drawings are shown on Baltimore television station?WBAL-TV.?
Maryland has six privately owned licenced casinos that each offer slot machines and table games. The MLGCA is headquartered on Washington Boulevard in Montgomery Business Park, Baltimore. The minimum age to buy Maryland Lottery tickets is 18; and casino patrons must be at least 21.
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