Maryland man's flea market trip leads to $50,000 lottery prize
Published in Weird News
(UPI) A Maryland man on his way out of a flea market made a stop at a liquor store and won $50,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Ernest Saindon, 70, of White Plains, told Maryland Lottery officials he was on his way out of a flea market in a White Plains strip mall parking lot when he decided to make a stop for lottery tickets.
"I had to pass by Willett's Liquors on the way to my car," Saindon said. I figured I'd get my tickets for the day.
Saindon said he decided to try a new scratch-off game, Gold X20, and the $5 ticket revealed a $50,000 prize.
"I was dumbfounded, must have done two or three double-takes," the player said of revealing his prize. He said he informed the clerk at the store after using a scanner to confirm his prize.
"He was as surprised as I was. He called the store's owner to share the news," Saindon said of the clerk.
Saindon said he plans to share his winnings with his family.
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