A LUCKY man has shared how he won the lotto jackpot using a bizarre method to pick numbers after he saw a strange coincidence on TV.
The 82-year-old from Hyattsville, Maryland ended up winning $50,000 with his unusual trick.
The winner told Maryland Lottery he used a number combination he saw twice on TV by coincidence, as the numbers for the ticket for the September 1 drawing.
And he said he was thankful he not followed his sister’s advice ” to put the money I play in the lottery in a jar” as he collected his winnings.
The man who bought the ticket at AJ Liquors in Brentwood explained: “I was watching a movie and the number 2103 was shown as an address.
“Then, the very next program showed that same number as an address.”
The lucky man used the same number to buy a Pick 4 ticket and added a 1 to buy a Pick 5 ticket- which eventually earned him $50,000.
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He added: “I got a printout of the numbers at a lottery retailer and I thought I was seeing things.
“I had to take my glasses off and look again.”
He said he immediately called his sister to share the good news.
He continued: “She teases me and tells me to put the money I play in the lottery in a jar.
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“Had I done that, I wouldn’t have won.”
He said the money will go into his savings.
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