$770K Maryland winning ticket sat in car for a week before being claimed

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Silver Spring grandfather wins $770K Multi-Match jackpot after switching games

SILVER SPRING, MD – A longtime lottery player from Montgomery County made a last-minute switch from national games to Maryland’s in-state Multi-Match — a decision that resulted in a $770,000 jackpot win that went unnoticed in his car for over a week.

The winner, who goes by the alias “Venado,” bought the lucky $10 Multi-Match ticket on November 5 at Bel Pre Wine, located at 2251 Bel Pre Road in Silver Spring. Despite hitting the jackpot, the ticket sat in his vehicle until November 13, when he finally checked it.

It was only then that the family realized the magnitude of the win. After returning to the store and asking the clerk to verify the ticket, the reaction made it clear something was unusual. Stil