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Dec. 11, 2018 / 1:47 PM

Friend's novel inspires $50,000 lottery jackpot

By
Ben Hooper
A Maryland man said his $50,000 lottery prize is partially the result of a novel written by his friend. Image courtesy of the Maryland Lotter

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A Maryland man said he has his best friend's novel to thank for inspiring him to buy a lottery ticket that won him $50,000.

The Montgomery County man, identified only as Alex, told Maryland Lottery officials his friend wrote a fictional novel, Sunrise at the American Market, and the tome inspired him and his friends to emulate the characters in the book by meeting for morning coffee at a local convenience store.

Alex said the characters in the novel meet each morning at the store to drink coffee and play scratch-off tickets, so he bought a $1,000,000 Blowout scratch-off during a recent morning coffee at the Auburn Exxon in Bethesda.

The ticket turned out to be a $50,000 winner.

"Originally, when I saw the ticket and saw that I won, I immediately said, 'This must be a mistake,'" Alex said. "I gasped, thinking there was no way I could possibly win that much!"

Alex said he plans to spend some of the money on his children and save the rest for the future.

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