“Honey, You’ll Never Guess What Happened Today”

Dundalk Man Surprises Wife With $50,000 Trump Card Win

Trump CardA bit of exercise with his friends was all that was on the mind of a Dundalk man when he visited Eastpoint Mall this morning to do some walking.  His day, it turned out, would involve a little more excitement than he expected as well as a little more travelling – all the way to Lottery Headquarters to claim a $50,000scratch-off prize.

Today’s winner, a retired Bethlehem Steel electrician, plays lottery games often and has had moderate success over the years.  He bought a handful of instant tickets this morning from the American News stand and played them there at the mall among his fellow walkers.  “I scratched them and found a few small winners.  Then I came to the last ticket.”  That last one, Trump Card, was a particular favorite.  “I’d won with it a couple of times before.”  He scratched.  He looked.  He looked again.  He studied – and then all conversation at the table stopped with his announcement, “I don’t believe this.”

With the claiming paperwork behind him, the Dundalk winner had one more exciting job ahead of him.  “I’m heading home now to tell my wife the good news.  Her afternoon is about to get as exciting as my morning was.”

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Gold Bar Bonus ($20) -- 61% sold
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Over 20 $1,000 prizes remain

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Blackjack Blowout ($5) -- 70% sold
Top Prize -- $50,000; 1 remains

Trump Card ($5) -- 75% sold
Top Prize -- $50,000; 1 remains

Baltimore Man Refuses to Lose

Wins $50,000 Trump Card Top Prize

Earl Garner - Trump CardEarl Garner is a frequent Lottery player, typically playing a couple scratch-offs at a time. But this past Saturday when he strayed from his normal routine, the result was a $50,000 prize.

The 56-year-old started off by buying his usual one or two tickets. After winning his money back and realizing he was at the beginning of the roll of Trump Card tickets, he decided to keep reinvesting his money until he found a big winner. “Something just told me to stay with it,” Earl said. About 15 tickets later, his intuition proved correct when he scratched a $50,000 top prize winner.

The Frederick County school teacher remained cool and collected despite the magnitude of his windfall. He called his wife, whom he said was very excited at the news. The couple has one son, who is currently serving in the US Air Force.

Earl plans to use his winnings to pay some bills. He currently has no other plans for the money, but says he might find some small way to spoil himself. The winning ticket was sold at the Woodlawn Sunoco located at 6725 Dogwood Rd.

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Card Shuffler
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