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Winning Lottery Ticket Purchased from Chevy Chase Giant

Friday, Sept. 13, was a very lucky day for one Chevy Chase Giant shopper.

Some may think of "Friday the Thirteenth" as an unlucky day.

But for one Mega Millions lottery ticket purchaser who went shopping at the Chevy Chase Giant at 6 Wisconsin Circle last Friday, Sept. 13, it was a very lucky day. The ticket that person bought at the supermarket won $250,000. 

It was a second-tier win, meaning that the chance in winning that lottery with a $1 ticket was one in 3,904,701, according to the Maryland Lottery website.

The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, Sept. 17, and the jackpot is up to $130 million ($88.2 million if choosing the cash option, in which one receives all of the winnings at once, but a lesser amount overall), according to a statement from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.

Does knowing that a winning ticket was purchased so close to home make you want to purchase a ticket? If so, would you want to purchase it at the Giant in Chevy Chase? Tell us in the comments.


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