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Third Time's A Charm For 'Big Winner' Claiming Another Massive Maryland Lottery Prize

Lady luck is lingering over a “Big Winner” who claimed his third major Maryland Lottery prize while playing the same numbers on the same game within the past year.

"Big Winner"

"Big Winner"

Photo Credit: Maryland Lottery

A 52-year-old Charles County man going only by the name “Big Winner” - a familiar face at Maryland Lottery headquarters - was back this week to claim a $50,000 prize after cashing in big playing his favorite “Pick 5” number in the midday drawing on Thursday, April 13.

“Big Winner” turned $1 into $50,000 playing “48548,” the same number that won $100,000 on two tickets he purchased for the May 18 midday “Pick 5” drawing last year.

According to “Big Winner,” he believes that “most winners stop playing after their lucky number is drawn and incorrectly think their number will never hit again.”

He said that he kept playing after winning big in May last year, and continues to keep on playing after his latest five-figure windfall, which he intends to use on a “much-needed vacation.”


“It hit last year and it hit again,” the truck driver told Lottery officials. “My wife said, ‘Let’s play this number’ and we keep winning with it.

“I play the Lottery all the time. You never know. You can’t win if you are not in it.”

The ticket was sold at Big Mouth Beer, Wine, and Liquor on Crain Highway in Waldorf, which will also receive a $500 bonus from the Maryland Lottery.

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