Maryland man wins $1 million lottery prize after letting another customer ahead of him in line

Comment #15

JustMaybe — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:38:19 GMT

I never do the deeds with the expectation of a good deed in return.

I always do that because for me it's the right thing to do.

However, it would be awesome if such a deed creates a chain of events that can be used for a feel good win story

For the record, I did not down vote your comment

Comment #14

welington — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:46:47 GMT

Good deed paid off. Only question.Maryland is a anonymous state why show and reveal your identity.

Comment #13

Artist77 — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:50:54 GMT

Doing a good deed and expecting something in return might be your issue? You know the old saying that the left hand should not know what the right hand is doing.

Comment #12

Litebets27 — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:42:54 GMT

I have been focusing on this Crossword ticket since it came out. The most I've won on it was $300.00. I keep hearing stories of people winning $2,000.00 prizes. I can't seem to find those tickets. If I do, you won't be seeing me hold up one of the big cardboard tickets for a photo opt.

Congratulations Ryan.

Comment #11

sully16 — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:47:54 GMT

Congrats Ryan, summer is coming, have tons of fun.

Comment #10

Iamflawless — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:07:01 GMT

What God has for you is for you

Comment #9

JustMaybe — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:29:26 GMT

The Good Lord knows the number of times that I have done good deeds at the store:

Holding the door open for someone that's 10 miles away

Letting someone that's buying food to go before me, their need is more immediate than mine.

Letting an older person go ahead of me.

Being super friendly to the store clerk.

I hope one of these fine days, the deeds are going to earn me something big

Comment #8

billybucks — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:04:10 GMT

That used to be the case back when the lotteries first started and he will probably get a few hints that some friend or family member could use a couple of hundred bucks or something to skate save their cable bill but strangers are not going to approach him.

Comment #7

Brock Lee — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:39:06 GMT

i hope you're right.

Comment #6

billybucks — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:34:46 GMT

No one bothers people over winning a paltry 460k which is all he gets after taxes.

Comment #5

Brock Lee — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:53:29 GMT

if maryland is a state that allows winners to remain anonymous, why on earth did this guy go for the publicity? well, congratulations dude and good luck with all the requests for handouts.

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:12:20 GMT

Yes....something about Publix in Florida selling big winners. Now you've stimulated a few brain cells up there and will try to find out how old she is. ICR her Son and boyfriend and that's about. that was easy, 84 in 2013.

Comment #3

Tony Numbers — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:45:56 GMT

She didn't give him the million dollar ticket. She gave him two $10.00 scratchers, one of which was a $50.00 winner. He then bought two other $20.00 scratchers, one of them being a million dollar winner. He could have done that without her help, since he was in line to cash a $500.00 ticket. But I suppose the good karma by his kind gesture led him to the winner. Oh and buy the way remember the story from Florida where the woman let the Old lady in front of her and she won the billion

Comment #2

nychic — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:01:34 GMT

Omg, imagine being that woman and giving away your $1 million dollar winning ticket

Comment #1

Nino224 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:51:30 GMT

Imagine someone randomly giving you two $10 scratchers for letting them go ahead of you. She must've been in a really big hurry, LOL

Maryland man wins $1 million lottery prize after letting another customer ahead of him in line

Lottery Post — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:43:26 GMT

Customer unknowingly repays his kindness with a million bucks

By Kate Northrop

A Maryland man won a $1 million prize on a lottery ticket as a result of allowing a woman to go ahead of him in line at the store.

Sometimes it pays to be nice, and sometimes it can earn you a million dollars. One Maryland man was rewarded handsomely for one such pleasant gesture when it placed him on a path to win big.

A lottery winner by the name of Ryan was shopping at the Walmart on George Clauss B... [ More ]