District Heights Retailer Sells $50,000 Bonus Match 5 Ticket

Winner found Lottery luck in June 5 drawing

Who is waking up as our $50,000 Bonus Match 5 winner this morning? Check your tickets because some lucky player is holding the top-prize winning ticket from the Tuesday, June 5 drawing.

Penn Station Liquors in District Heights sold the winning ticket, which matches the five numbers of 17, 18, 25, 36 and 37; the Bonus Ball was 23. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place. The player has 182 days to claim the prize and must come in person to Lottery headquarters at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore.

The retailer also has reason to celebrate. The Lottery will give the store located at 5634 Silver Hill Road a bonus of $500 for selling the lucky ticket.

Bonus Match 5 drawings take place seven days a week. Players select five numbers ranging from 1 to 39. The Bonus Ball drawn from the remaining 34 numbers provides extra chances to win. Your ticket is a winner if you match five, four or three of the original five winning numbers selected in the drawing. If you match the Bonus Ball number, you only need to match four, three or two of your original numbers to win!