Man Forgets, Doubles Up on $104K Winning Lottery Tickets

KENSINGTON, MD — Being forgetful paid off for a 74-year-old Kensington man, who won $104,000 in the Nov. 27 Bonus Match 5 drawing because he bought two $4 tickets and played the same sets of personal lucky numbers.

The avid player said he couldn’t remember if he had gotten his ticket for a drawing so he went back to his local 7-Eleven in Kensington to buy a ticket. He later discovered he won not once, but twice in the same drawing with tickets bought at the same Lottery retailer.

“When I looked at the winning numbers on my phone to check to see if I had won, that was when I got the shock of my life,” he told Maryland Lottery officials. “I usually play my family members’ birth dates and that’s what came out.”

The semi-retired consultant for small businesses said he plans to use his winnings to pay off most of his bills and will save the rest of the prize. The retailer, located at 10594 Metropolitan Avenue, will get a double bonus totaling $1,000 from the Lottery for selling two top-prize tickets in the daily game.