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COLMAR MANOR, Md. — A Washington D.C. resident who considers himself a “student” of scratch-off games has claimed a $100,000 top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s $100,000 Ca$h ticket after using a self-developed system to select his play.

The federal employee told lottery officials on Sunday that he used data available on the Maryland Lottery’s website to identify games with remaining high-value prizes. His research led him to choose the $100,000 Ca$h game, which launched in September 2023 and still offers dozens of unclaimed top prizes.

“I have a system that takes a bunch of things into account,” the winner said. “There were plenty of big winners still available and the game’s been out for almost two years.”

Key Points

D.C. man used online research to target $100,000 Ca$h scratch-off game
Purchased winning ticket at Lucky Mart in Colmar Manor, Maryland
Ticket was one of 65 original top prizes; 48 remain unclaimed

The winning ticket was purchased from a vending machine at the Lucky Mart convenience store in Colmar Manor. The player scanned the ticket immediately after purchase and was prompted to take it to the Lottery — a message he had never seen before.

“When I saw her reaction – that’s when I got really excited,” he said, referring to the store clerk’s response upon checking the ticket.

The $100,000 Ca$h is a $30 game, and 48 of the 65 original $100,000 top prizes remain unclaimed.

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