– A Washington, D.C., man entered the Maryland Lottery’s Claim Center all smiles on May 5, a few days after his birthday, to claim the first $5 million top prize on the $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off. The Lottery fan’s excitement was still fresh after just revealing the big prize the previous day.
Maurice Williams, a school bus driver, was on his way to work when he stopped at the 7-Eleven store at 7206 Sheriff Road in Hyattsville to cash in a $50 prize he previously won on that same $5,000,000 LUXE game. He used the winnings to purchase another ticket and sat in his car to play, but he almost missed the huge win.
“I didn’t notice I had a matching number at first, until I scanned it,” he said. “It’s crazy because the matching number was 59 and I just turned 59 the other day.”…