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A man from Washington, D.C., used a series of numbers on a license plate to help him take home a five-figure lottery win

John Murphy, a retired Metro worker, won $50,000 in the Maryland Lottery

"I was in shock. It was the last day of my draw," he said of his win

A Washington, D.C., man had a strange feeling when he saw a series of numbers on a license plate — but never imagined that it would result in him taking home a five-figure lottery win .

According to officials with the Maryland Lottery , John Murphy, a retired Metro worker, was headed into a liquor store to grab a lottery ticket, part of his usual routine, when he spotted an interesting license plate.

As he headed into AJ Liquors — located in Brentwood, Md., about five miles outside D.C. — Murphy saw a license

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