1Lost ticket leads to $50K Bonus Match 5 win for Upper Marlboro pair

Upper Marlboro, MD – A missing Mega Millions ticket turned into a $50,000 windfall for an Upper Marlboro woman and her nephew, who hit the top prize in Bonus Match 5 after deciding to try the game for the first time.

On Nov. 7, the nephew bought a Mega Millions ticket, only to misplace it before the drawing. Instead of dwelling on the loss, he opted to try something new and spent $5 on Bonus Match 5 — a Maryland Lottery game he’d never played before. The purchase gave him seven combinations, one of which matched all five numbers drawn that evening.

The surprise win sent the pair to Maryland Lottery headquarters on Nov. 10, where they claimed the prize and reflected on the unexpected outcome of a lost ticket. The nephe

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