Dec. 23 (UPI) — A Maryland man won a $50,000 lottery prize after a conversation with a co-worker inspired him to start buying tickets.
The player, identified only as Chando, told Maryland Lottery officials he started buying lottery tickets twice a week after being inspired by a conversation with a co-worker.
About five months later, he bought a 20X The Cash scratch-off ticket from Like on TV on Greenbelt Road in Greenbelt and revealed a $50,000 prize.
“I couldn’t do anything but drop to my knees and thank god,” the player recalled. “My kids thought I was joking, but I was in disbelief. This feels like a dream come true.”
The winner said his prize money will go toward buying a house and making an extra-merry Christmas for his family.