MAGIC NUMBERS: School Bus Driver Studies Winning Lottery Numbers And Pockets USD 50,000

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A school bus driver in Maryland has said that he studied the winning lottery numbers for years and worked out which ones he wanted to play leading to him pocketing USD 50,000.

The 77-year-old bus driver, who has not been named, told the Maryland State Lottery that he had noticed which numbers tended to come up the most often and worked out which numbers he would play based on that.

Over the years, he won “lots and lots of small and not-so-small wins, but nothing quite like this!”

Picture shows Long Gate Mobil, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, undated. A 77-year-old Baltimore man that choose his lottery numbers by analysing 20 years of drawings bought a winning ticked here. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

The Maryland State Lottery said: “He’s been playing the same Bonus Match 5 numbers for years, a Baltimore man told Lottery officials. And for years, he continued, those numbers have paid off […].”

They added that the bus driver had an excellent memory for numbers, saying: “The 77-year-old school bus driver put his lucky combination together based on game results he remembers going back 20 years.”

The lucky winner said he had a knack for remembering numbers, saying: “I can remember numbers and number groups from some of the first Bonus Match 5 drawings you ever had. They just stick in my head.”

The state lottery said: “He was watching TV last month when the Sept. 16 winning numbers scrolled across the screen.”

The winner explained: “I recognized them right away, all five of them!”

The state lottery added that the driver could not believe his luck and had to get his family members to double-check the result.

They said: “Not willing to believe that his ticket matched all of the winning numbers, the Bonus Match 5 fan had his family check his ticket. He then called the Lottery’s winning numbers phone line. It all checked out.”

The winner added: “I’ve had four numbers match several times, but, to be truthful, I never expected to get all five.”

The state lottery said: “Our winner is in the market for a new car, something a bit smaller and a bit less yellow than his work vehicle, and this is where he’ll use his USD 50,000 in Bonus Match 5 cash.

“The owners of Long Gate Mobil, the Lottery retailer that sold his ticket, will receive a USD 500 bonus from the Lottery for selling the top-prize winning ticket. The lucky gas station can be found at 4398 Montgomery Road in Ellicott City.”

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