An elementary school teacher went on vacation and won $250,000 in the lottery
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An elementary school teacher went on vacation and won $250,000 in the lottery.
The anonymous Baltimore County man purchased the ticket while on vacation in Ocean City, Maryland, according to a news release from the Maryland Lottery.
The 58-year-old teacher bought a $10 scratch-off in Maryland's Gold Rush game early in the morning. When he found out he had won the $250,000 prize, he rushed home to tell his sleeping wife.
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