MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A public school construction supervisor from Baltimore has arrived, financially, at a place where he could retire immediately, thanks to a $50,000 win in the Maryland Lottery’s April 25 Pick 5 drawing. He plans to stay at his job for another 18 months to two years, however, as planned.

“I can go now, but I’m going to stick with it,” the loyal player said, adding, “I’m going to fulfill my obligations and commitments.”

The windfall puts him in a good place financially as he prepares for retirement. He recently had his kitchen remodeled and anticipates paying that bill off early. In addition, he has plans to pay down his mortgage a little earlier than expected.

“You have to spend it wisely, or things will get ahead of you,” he said.

The city resident is not a first-time big winner, having won $10,000 a few years ago and $5,000 a few times. The Pick 5 win, however, is his biggest to date. That said, he doesn’t want it to be his biggest ever. He’ll continue to play, he said, while claiming his prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore.

“I played some before I got here. Hopefully, I’ll be back,” he said.

The big winner bought his ticket as the Royal Farms located at 12545 Eastern Avenue in Middle River.

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