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Cool Win for a Cool Operator
$250,000 Mega Millions Winner

(Baltimore) A refrigeration technician was reminded by his mom to play the Mega Millions Lottery game on Tuesday. “My mom plays all the time and I’ve played a couple of times,” said the lucky winner. So, heeding his mother’s advice, the 21-year-old stopped on his way home from work and purchased a $5 Quick Pick Mega Millions ticket.

The Tess College graduate took the ticket back to the store on Friday to see if he had won. The clerk there told him he had. “You’re lying,” the winner responded in disbelief. He then asked the clerk if it was a $100,000 prize. “Something like that,” the clerk replied. “Yeah right,” said the skeptical winner.

Still not sure how much he had won or even if he really was a winner he headed to Lottery Headquarters. He went to another location only to find that he was at the wrong place. While he was there he went to yet another Lottery retailer where they also confirmed that he had won. To his surprise, once he arrived at Lottery Headquarters, located at 1800 Washington Boulevard, in Baltimore, they told him he was a $250,000 prize winner.

The single, Baltimore man plans to go back to school and start an Internet business. When asked about any vacation plans, he replied with a smile, “Oh yes, I’m flying to Miami and taking a few friends - treat is on me.” The winning ticket was purchased at Security Boulevard Liquors, located at 6628 Security Boulevard in Baltimore.
 

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