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Two tickets deliver double the lottery prizes for Maryland woman
The woman purchased two matching tickets for one drawing, winning $50,000 on each; apparently buying duplicates is a legitimate strategy.
On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by UPI: “Two tickets deliver double the lottery prizes for Maryland woman”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 2:45 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Maryland.
- BBN covered this story before: CBS News faces $20M defamation lawsuit after misidentifying Maryland… (October 15).
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUPI reports: Two tickets deliver double the lottery prizes for Maryland woman.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA Maryland woman bought two identical tickets for a single lottery drawing and wound up winning two $50,000 prizes for a total windfall of $100,000.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFile that under things that matter more than they sound.
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