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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Lottery ticket fetched from drawer wins $250,000 Mega Millions: Lottery ticket fetched from drawer wins $250,000BALTIMORE, Md. — A Baltimore, Maryland, man who wanted a break from Sunday's NFL playoff games decided to dig up some old lottery tickets — and one of them happened to be worth $250,000. Maryland Lottery officials said the man bought the lucky Mega Millions ticket in August just before he left for a vacation. "I was watching the playoff game (Sunday) and happened to go into my dresser drawer," said the man, whose name wasn't released by the Lottery. "I figured they were expired." He took the tickets to a nearby store and scanned them. After learning that one of the tickets was a $2 winner, he scanned another and was given notice by the machine that he should take the ticket to Lottery headquarters. He claimed the second-tier prize Monday. He missed winning the Mega Millions jackpot by one number. The winner said he'd put the money in the bank and share some of it with his 16-year-old daughter. The ticket was purchased at Royal Farms on Washington Boulevard. Mega Millions drawing results are published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m. WBAL We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 12 comments. Last comment 2 years ago by . Housekeeper MICHIGAN United States Member #82269 October 28, 2009 13095 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 26, 2011, 9:01 am - IP Logged | |
awesome, he was a bigger winner then the football guys that day. | | |
Oklahoma United States Member #82920 November 12, 2009 3443 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 26, 2011, 9:18 am - IP Logged | |
WOW!!!! congratulations to the winner...... | | |
PA United States Member #66644 October 16, 2008 1280 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 26, 2011, 9:43 am - IP Logged | |
Congrats! I am rooting for me to win on Friday ...............  ........................... and the Steelers on February 6th  | | |
New Jersey United States Member #99062 October 18, 2010 1439 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 26, 2011, 12:58 pm - IP Logged | |
LMAO. I don't get how people buy tickets and don't check them for months. Although this would be a nice suprise - digging out old tickets and finding winners. | | |
Texas United States Member #92358 June 5, 2010 642 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 26, 2011, 1:53 pm - IP Logged | |
LMAO. I don't get how people buy tickets and don't check them for months. Although this would be a nice suprise - digging out old tickets and finding winners. Yea really, the most I'll wait is a few weeks. I have some now I haven't checked in about 2. | | |
Miami Garden Fl United States Member #103989 January 7, 2011 45 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 26, 2011, 2:12 pm - IP Logged | |
Congrats, on that big win, and i hope he was pulling for the Steelers, anothe big win on Feb 6th | | |
Albuquerque, New Mexico United States Member #5219 June 18, 2004 377 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 26, 2011, 6:49 pm - IP Logged | |
It's all in timing and luck. Just think, if he hadn't looked in that drawer at that given time, he might not have discovered his winning ticket. Anyway, I'm sure he can use the extra cash.  -- Bye, bye! When you win, may you glow as brightly as the
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Sunny part of town United States Member #102906 December 27, 2010 224 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 27, 2011, 6:54 pm - IP Logged | |
I need a $77 milion jackpot win friday!  | | |
Miami Garden Fl United States Member #103989 January 7, 2011 45 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 27, 2011, 7:35 pm - IP Logged | |
I will win a $77 Million Jackpot on Friday dancing all the way to the bank, | | |
Sunny part of town United States Member #102906 December 27, 2010 224 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 27, 2011, 8:27 pm - IP Logged | |
I will win a $77 Million Jackpot on Friday dancing all the way to the bank, We must have the same numbers! | | |
Miami Garden Fl United States Member #103989 January 7, 2011 45 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 28, 2011, 7:58 pm - IP Logged | |
Congrats to u, on your winnings | | |
United States Member #102772 December 25, 2010 108 Posts Offline | | Posted: February 8, 2011, 9:36 am - IP Logged | |
OMG! Glad there were not expired..congrats to him! All things are possible to those that believe!!!!!! | | |
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