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Brooklyn Park Man Adds Spice to Life with Spicy Hot 7’s
Wins $77,000 Top Prize
 

(Baltimore) – April Fools Day was a happy day for Vincent Johnson, Jr.  The Brooklyn Park native arrived at Lottery headquarters with his Mom, roommate, and roommate’s son, to claim his $77,000 scratch-off prize. “I’m still numb,” Vincent said shaking his head in disbelief.

      
Vincent had gone to his Mom’s house to show her a new puppy he’d purchased for his girlfriend. While he was there, she suggested that they take a walk to a nearby store. The 19-year-old said that upon his mother’s urging he bought one Spicy Hot 7’s ticket. He scratched the ticket while still in the store and asked his mother to look at it. “This is not right,” his mother exclaimed. She then asked the clerk to check the scratch-off. The $77,000 win was confirmed and they were told to go to Maryland Lottery headquarters.

“I just feel drained,” said the young man. Vincent intends to give his mother a substantial portion of the money. “If it wasn’t for her, I never would have even walked up to the store.” Planning to use his winnings to return to school, Vincent would like to go to North Carolina to pursue a career in architecture.  

The winning ticket was purchased at Steakhouse Food Market, located at 5023 Ritchie Hwy. in Baltimore.

 

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