BALTIMORE, Md. – A Silver Spring retiree thought he had come up just short when checking his Pick 5 tickets early Tuesday morning (Feb. 24). Instead, he was moments away from discovering he was $100,000 richer.
The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased several dozen tickets at Wheaton Winery in Silver Spring on the previous day, Feb. 23. Later that evening, he went about his usual routine before deciding in the early morning hours of Feb. 24 to check his numbers using the Lottery app.
After scanning most of his tickets, he assumed he hadn’t won…