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An anonymous lottery winner revealed to Maryland Lottery officials how he chose his numbers for the Pick 5 game

The winner from St. Mary’s County noticed a random truck’s license plate number and used that for his Pick 5 numbers

“I was gasping for air. I was so happy,” the winner, who is approaching retirement, recalled after finding out he had won

A Maryland man rolled the dice on using a stranger’s license plate number as his lottery numbers — and the method paid off.

The St. Mary’s County resident, who has chosen to remain anonymous, explained how he won $200,000 playing Pick 5 in the Maryland Lottery.

“I was going to work and stopped at a red light in Charlotte Hall and I noticed the tag on a truck, 19363,” the man told the Maryland Lottery after claiming his p

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