Here's one of those thoughts that dash across our brainpan for just a fleeting second before being replaced by more important thoughts, like "what's for dinner?" and "what I am doing here?"...
They come on the news now and then and mention an unclaimed lottery prize and your check your pockets before wondering if the real winner will ever come forward.
Well, a man right here in Maryland won $50,004 on a Powerball drawing last November...and didn't know he won for four months!
The man is 74 and lives in Laurel, and he told Maryland Lottery officials that he plunked down a ten-spot for tickets at Modern Liquors in Temple Hills (near Hillcrest Heights!). For whatever reason, he mentioned that he usually buys his tickets next door to Modern Liquors, but did not mention what the usual store is.
He matched four numbers and the Powerball on one line ($50,000!) and on another he matched one number and the Powerball on another line ($4 more!)
But not until this month - March - did he get around to checking his numbers.
I can't blame him. I have no idea how those lottery games work, and I was once the grand prize winner of $1 on a scratcher, so you'd think I would know.
This fellow down in Laurel told the lottery people he had no idea what he was going to do with his 50 Gs, but you can share my hunch that it's donuts for everyone at the Senior Center every day this week!
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