The Brief
- Maurice Williams won a $5 million Maryland Lottery scratch‑off prize.
- He scanned the ticket and saw a matching number for the game’s top prize.
- Williams plans to buy his mother a house and save some of the winnings.
WASHINGTON – A Washington, D.C., man won a $5 million Maryland Lottery jackpot after buying a lucky scratch‑off ticket from a Hyattsville convenience store just days after his birthday.
What we know:
School bus driver Maurice Williams was on his way to work earlier this month when he stopped at the 7‑Eleven on Sheriff Road to cash in a $50 prize from the LUXE scratch‑off game. He used the winnings to buy another ticket from the same game.…