DUNDALK, Md. — A Baltimore County man got an early holiday surprise when he discovered he had won $50,000 on a Holiday Luck Doubler scratch-off ticket purchased at Quick Mart on Merritt Boulevard.
The loyal Maryland Lottery player, who prefers to remain anonymous, said he has a routine of taking his tickets home before scratching them. “I take my tickets home and put them in the drawer,” he said. When he finally scratched the $5 ticket, the message on the Maryland Lottery app confirmed his top-prize win. “I scanned it five times with my phone,” he said, stunned by his luck.
The Dundalk resident, who is no stranger to second-chance promotions but has never won a prize of this magnitude, visited Lottery headquarters in Baltimore for the first time. He plans to use the winnings to pay bills and celebrate the holidays, sharing the news only with his significant other…