Maryland Man Wins $50,000 in Lottery with Unorthodox Number-Picking Strategy

A Maryland man recently won $50,000 in a Bonus Match 5 lottery game after his unorthodox number-picking strategy proved successful.

The man, who lives in Prince George's County, told the Maryland Lottery that he looks to play numbers that regularly pop up as winners.

"I play the ones that show up a lot, the numbers that appear often," said the man, who asked that he be identified as "Fego."

Fego bought his winning ticket on Jan. 9 at a convenience store in Riverdale, Maryland, for $2, according to the Maryland Lottery's website.

"All three lines of the ticket contained sets of his numbers," the site pointed out — and brought him some luck.

The man has played Maryland Lottery games since 1980.

And while he'd won a smaller prize, he had never won anything quite as large as $50,000, the lottery said.

Fego's winning numbers were 5, 11, 18, 26 and 29, said the Maryland Lottery.