A Maryland man won his first lottery prize after he chose his ticket at random, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A lottery player made random picks on a ticket machine — and hit the jackpot.

The vision that comes to mind when most people think of the lottery is that of crossing out numbers on a sheet of paper and watching a load of numbered balls tumble around inside a cage. Nowadays, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lottery player made random picks on a ticket machine — and hit the jackpot. “I was just blown away,” the lucky winner told the ...