Pitt said a Bonus Match 5 ticket was among the stack of lottery tickets he purchased from Gem Liquors in Lanham on his birthday, and the ticket earned him a $50,000 jackpot in the Aug. 11 drawing.
"When I checked the results on my lottery app, I couldn't believe what I was seeing," Pitt recalled.
He said he called his wife in to confirm what he was seeing.
"Then, we drove to a store to scan it and there it was again -- we'd won $50,000," Pitt said.
He credited the win to some positive thinking inspired by a conversation with his sister.
"I was talking to her about the fun I have playing the lottery but that I never expected to win," he said. "'You've got to be optimistic,' she insisted. So, I decided to try it out."
Pitt said he called his sister after the win to thank her for the pep talk.
"I wouldn't have bought those tickets if I hadn't talked to my sister, if she hadn't put me in a better frame of mind," Pitt said.
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