A Maryland woman used a family member’s zip code to play a Pick 5 lottery drawing and ended up winning a $50,000 prize. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
April 29 (UPI) — A Maryland woman used a family member’s zip code to play a Pick 5 lottery drawing and ended up winning a $50,000 prize.
The retired postal worker from Germantown told Maryland Lottery officials she has been using the zip code from an out of state town where some family members live to play Pick 5 for several years.
Her numbers finally came up in the Feb. 12 drawing, earning her a $50,000 prize.
The player said it was her largest win to date, having previously won $5,000.
“It all goes into an account and then the house,” the winner said of her prize money. She said she is also planning to take a vacation with a friend.
The winner said she plans to keep playing Pick 5.
“Of course,” she said. “The same numbers!”