BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has won a $50,000 lottery prize after buying a ticket at a Rosedale store. The winner, who has not been identified, was in disbelief after the cashier at the Niki Food Mart & Lottery on Kenwood Avenue told him that he had won big.

The man had bought a Pick 5 ticket from the store and, despite playing it regularly, had never won anything before. He was on a trip to Baltimore with his friend and decided to take a chance on the new year.

When he was filling up his gas tank a few days later, he remembered the ticket he had bought and ran into the store to ask the cashier to scan it. The cashier said that the ticket was valid and that he would cash it out for the man. However, the store was not able to cash a winning ticket that large, and the man was directed to Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore.

When the man arrived at the Maryland Lottery headquarters, he was told that the ticket was worth $50,000. He was very excited, but he didn’t want to draw attention to it. He made an appointment to claim the prize and will use the money to pay bills and spoil his wife.

The winner has not been identified but has said that he plans to play more often after getting the cash.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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