Quick decision inside liquor store turns into $50K lottery windfall

A quick decision inside a St. Mary’s liquor store turned into a massive lottery surprise

CALIFORNIA, Md. — A retired St. Mary’s County man searching for a short Racetrax line walked into a Southern Maryland liquor store hoping to make a quick lottery play — and walked out with a scratch-off ticket worth $50K instead.

The longtime Maryland Lottery player claimed the prize Wednesday at Maryland Lottery headquarters after winning on a 20X the Cash scratch-off ticket purchased at ABC Liquors, located at 22741 Three Notch Road in California, Maryland.

According to lottery offic...