Retired railroad worker scratches off $100K jackpot after stop at Wheaton Safeway

Baltimore, MD – A retired railroad worker and Army veteran from Silver Spring landed the biggest win of his life after uncovering a $100,000 top prize on a $10 scratch-off ticket he picked up during a routine grocery run.

Clifford Briggs, a longtime Montgomery County resident, stopped at the Safeway supermarket at 11201 Georgia Avenue in Wheaton, bought six Double Your Money scratch-off tickets from a lottery kiosk, and took them home. What started as a casual game turned into a moment of disbelief as he began to realize just how much he’d won.

At first, Briggs believed he hit a $10,000 prize after matching one number. Then another $10,000 appeared. After scratching the full ticket, the total climbed to $1

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