JOPPA, MD – Douglas Eck just celebrated his third major lottery win after winning $25,000 in the Maryland Pick 5 drawing this week. Eck is familiar to winning the letter. In 2008, he won $100,000 on a scratch off ticket and a $50,000 top price in the Bonus Match 5 lottery game in 1995.
“This is my bronze medal, but I am still happy,” he said, joking about comparing the size of his $25,000 win to his previous scores.
Eck says he has been playing the Pick 5 since the game started in February.
“Douglas placed boxed bets until Oct. 14, when he placed a 50-cent straight bet for the first time in the midday and evening drawings. His number 82466 came up in the midday drawing,” the Maryland Lottery said of the winning. “The 60-year-old plays the same number every day, which is based on an odometer. He bought an old truck with a broken odometer that is stuck on 82,466 miles. A retiree, Douglas said his prize will go toward bills.”
“I have been playing box and I thought I would be better off playing it straight. The payout was worth it,” he said.
He bought the winning ticket at Royal Farms #070 at 500 Joppa Farm Road in Joppa. The Harford County retailer will receive a $250 bonus for selling a $25,000-winning Pick 5 ticket.