Maryland, South Carolina Lottery Players Win Over $1 Million

A Baltimore County man, using the alias “Tank,” won a $1 million prize on a Maryland Lottery All About Cash scratch-off ticket after jokingly asking a clerk at Hob’s Carroll Motor Fuels in Sparrows Point to pick him a winner. He discovered the prize while scratching the ticket at home with a lucky pocketknife, initially thinking he had won smaller amounts before realizing the full million-dollar win. Tank, a utility worker and avid boater, plans to use the winnings for his retirement and has previously won $10,000 on a different lottery ticket. The lottery retailer received a $1,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, which is one of five $1 million top prizes still available in the game. This story highlights the rare nature of lottery luck, similar to a South Carolina man who won $811,000 by purchasing multiple identical Pick 4 tickets. Both cases illustrate how fortune often favors a select few individuals.