The merchant marine’s “latest assignment brought him to the Port of Baltimore,” and he bought five scratch-off tickets at a convenience store, Maryland Lottery officials said in a July 22 news release. The Lucky 777 tickets were $20 each.

“Am I looking at this right?” the stunned lottery winner thought, according to lottery officials. He became the first jackpot winner in the daily game since June 22. There has not been one since him. Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 575,757.

A merchant marine from New York City ended up at the Port of Baltimore on assignment and won a $1 million prize from a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket.

A Georgia lottery player left their luck to chance — and scored a huge prize. The lucky player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $865,050 in the July 19 drawing, according to the Georgia Lottery’s website. The winning ticket, sold at a Publix Supermarket in Savannah, matched all five numbers.

He thought the ticket was a non-winner, so he handed it to his girlfriend. She told him to look at the Iowa lottery ticket again.

Those who want to play can enter the MegaBucks and Lucky for Life games as well as the national Powerball and Mega Millions games. Vermont also partners with New Hampshire and Maine for the Tri-State Lottery, which includes the Mega Bucks, Gimme 5 as well as the Pick 3 and Pick 4.

A Maryland lottery player bought an extra lottery ticket "by accident" - and it led to her second big win, officials said. The woman from Frederick County scored the top prize in the $50,000 CASH game, the Maryland Lottery said in a July 21 news release.

The Virginia convenience store that sold a winning lottery ticket worth an estimated $348 million has won a cash prize of its own.