Maryland lottery player almost threw away Fast Play jackpot-winning ticket worth $111,971

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DELotteryPlyr — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:46:22 GMT

I have actually dug through my trash before due to throwing away a winning ticket by mistake

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dickblow — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:50:12 GMT

no kidding I did same thing but mine was a loser always a story to these lottery wins big deal

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grwurston — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:09:00 GMT

Now that is a nice holiday gift

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sully16 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:10:56 GMT

Congrats to the lucky guy who went with a gut feeling, sorry the scanner had to many words,. Enjoy some holiday extravagance .

Maryland lottery player almost threw away Fast Play jackpot-winning ticket worth $111,971

Lottery Post — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:16:41 GMT

Winner balled up six-figure ticket in preparation to trash it

By Kate Northrop

A Maryland lottery player's first instinct upon scanning a winning ticket worth $111,971 was to crumple it up, but a second thought saved it from a gut-wrenching potential fate in the trash.

One Maryland resident nearly tossed a Fast Play jackpot-winning ticket worth $111,971, but something prompted them to ask for help with checking it to be on the safe side.

The player, who requested to remain anonym... [ More ]