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$50,000 Winning Scratch-off Sold at Local Beer & Wine Shop

A Montgomery County resident is $50,000 richer after purchasing a winning lottery scratch-off at Hillandale Beer & Wine at 10117 New Hampshire Avenue. Full story below courtesy of the Maryland lottery:
“A Takoma Park man who has won multiple Lottery second-chance prizes during years of play spotted a $5 Corvette® Cash scratch-off and decided to try his luck. The game offers a second-chance promotion with prizes of up to $150,000 – enough to buy your own Corvette Z06. However, he won instantly, driving away from the Silver Spring Lottery retailer with a $50,000 top-prize winning scratch-off in hand!

The player, who is a cartoon fan and chose to remain anonymous, picked the nickname “Elmer Fudd” to tell the story of his win. While running errands, the 73-year-old stopped at Hillandale Beer & Wine in Silver Spring to buy beer and noticed the Corvette Cash scratch-off. He couldn’t take his eyes off of the $5 game.

Having won second-chance prizes in Lottery promotions, “Elmer Fudd” knew the game had a second-chance promotion. He added the scratch-off to his cart, purchased his items and quickly headed home. Only hoping to win a prize equal to the money he spent, the Montgomery County man scratched off the instant ticked and quickly realized it was worth much more than $5. “I couldn’t believe my eyes,” he said. “I was very surprised because I’ve never won that much money at once. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.”

Filled with joy and adrenaline, “Elmer Fudd” rushed to a store close to his house to scan the game’s prize check area and confirm his Lottery luck. After scanning the ticket twice, he realized he was reading the message correctly and there was no error. From there, he returned home to put the instant ticket back in a safe place. When asked how he will spend his new fortune, “Elmer Fudd” said he has no formal plans because he still can’t believe he won. He added that he will donate most of his winnings to charity. “When I’m blessed, I bless others,” he said. The lucky player also plans to invest in himself in some capacity, such as starting a small business.

The Corvette® Cash game went on sale April 24. The scratch-off has four more top prizes available, along with six $5,000 prizes and more than 623,000 others ranging from $5 to $1,000. Players who don’t win instantly can enter their non-winning Corvette Cash scratch-offs into a second-chance promotion that has two more drawings. Entry deadlines are Aug. 21 and Oct. 9 for the chance to win prizes of $10,000 or $150,000. Enter for a chance to win through My Lottery Rewards. “Elmer Fudd” isn’t alone in his Lottery luck. His retailer can also celebrate, For selling a $50,000 top-prize winning scratch-off, Hillandale Beer & Wine at 10117 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring will receive a $500 bonus from the Lottery. Featured photo courtesy of Google Maps. 

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Concern for Missing 16-Year-Old

The Special Victims Investigations Division is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old. Carol Hernandez was last seen on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Hampshire Green Lane in Hillandale/Silver Spring.  Hernandez is 5’2″, 145 lbs, with short black hair above the shoulders and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white tank top and blue jean shorts. Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Carol Hernandez is asked to call Montgomery County Police Non-Emergency (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line).

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Suspect Arrested After Recklessly Firing Handgun With Extended Magazine in Parking Lot

Per MCPD: A 37-year-old has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment following a shooting that occurred in the 1700 block of Hampshire Green Lane on Sunday, July 2, 2023. At approximately 2:24 a.m., 3rd District officers were conducting a traffic stop in the area of New Hampshire Avenue and Oakview Lane when they heard the sound of gunshots near their location.

The preliminary investigation revealed that an adult male was in a residential parking lot of the 1700 block of Hampshire Green Lane recklessly firing a handgun with an extended magazine. No injuries were reported.

Detectives were able to identify Ryan Omar Lackonsingh as the suspect.  Lackonsignh was located and following negotiations, surrendered himself and was taken into custody without incident.

Lackonsignh was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit and charged with reckless endangerment and other gun-related charges are pending.

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Police Respond to Stabbing Sunday Night

Montgomery County Police responded to a stabbing on Sunday night at the corner of New Hampshire Ave and Powder Mill Rd (Exxon) in Hillandale. According to MCPD, “The call for a stabbing was received at approximately 10:55 p.m., on Sunday, June 18th, 2023. 3rd District officers responded to the location and located an adult male victim suffering from non-life threatening injuries. He was transported to an area hospital. No suspect(s) are in custody at this time.”

We will post an update if additional information becomes available. Featured image courtesy of Google Maps. 

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MoCo Scratch-off Fan Wins $100,000 Top Prize

A Silver Spring man is $100,000 richer after purchasing a winning scracth-off ticket at Hillandale Beer ‘N’ Wine at 10117 New Hampshire Blvd. Full story below courtesy of the Maryland Lottery:
“A Montgomery County player who tries his luck regularly, buying one instant ticket a day to enjoy some Lottery fun, saw his persistence pay off with a $100,000 top-prize win on a $100,000 Extreme Cash scratch-off. The Silver Spring resident loves instant tickets, having purchased the games regularly for the last 10 years. His biggest prize was $500 – until now!

The lucky winner was home when he started to scratch off the lucky $30 instant ticket. The 55-year-old noticed he had “50” among his “Winning Numbers” and was shocked when he revealed a “50” in the “Your Numbers” column with a $100,000 prize listed underneath.
“I cried a lot when I saw I had a match,” he said. “It was amazing.”

The construction worker is married with two children. He plans to put most of the prize in the bank but might take a trip to El Salvador, his native country, to visit family members. Hillandale Beer & Wine in Silver Spring was the home of the winning scratch-off. For selling a $100,000 top-prize winning instant ticket, the Montgomery County retailer located at 10117 New Hampshire Avenue will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery. The bonus equals 1% of the prize. The $100,000 Extreme Cash game is one of five $30 scratch-offs and went on sale in September 2020. Five $100,000 top prizes still remain unclaimed along with two $5,000 prizes and 29,600 others ranging from $30 to $500.”

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$100,000 Winning Scratch-Off Sold in MoCo; $2 Million Winning Scratch-Off Sold in Maryland

A $100,000 winning $100,000 Extreme Cash scratch-off sold at Hillandale Beer ‘N’ Wine (10117 New Hampshire Blvd) was the top lottery prize claimed in Montgomery County for the week of February 20 – 26. Other local winners this past week included a $10,000 winning scratch-off sold at Safeway (9807 Main Street) in Damascus and a $14,204 winning Racetrax ticket sold at Beer on Tapz (19520 Walters Road) in Germantown.  Additional information on winners across the state of Maryland, including a $2 million winner in Millersville, below courtesy of the Maryland Lottery:

Players across Maryland won nearly $34.3 million during week ending Feb. 26
A scratch-off player in Millersville became a Lottery millionaire twice over, while another five people landed six-figure prizes last week on tickets sold in Belcamp, Glen Burnie, Nottingham, Salisbury and Silver Spring. In all, the seven days ending Feb. 26 produced 43 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more that were redeemed or sold across Maryland, and the Lottery paid nearly $34.3 million in prizes during that span.

Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes of up to $5,000 can be claimed at any of more than 400 Expanded Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) locations. All Maryland Lottery retailers are authorized to redeem tickets up to and including $600. More information is available on the How To Claim page of mdlottery.com.

Here is the weekly roundup of big winners:

Scratch-off Prizes Claimed Feb. 20 – 26:

$2 Million Prize

$100,000 Prizes

$50,000 Prizes

$30,000 Prize

$10,000 Prizes

FAST PLAY and Draw Game Tickets Sold for Drawings Feb. 20 – 26:

BONUS MATCH 5

  • $50,000 ticket sold Feb. 22 at 25th Street Sunoco, 750 East 25th Street, Baltimore (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)

FAST PLAY

  • $50,000 High Roller Blackjack ticket sold Feb. 25 at Dual Highway BP, 1760 Dual Highway, Hagerstown (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)

KENO

  • $40,000 ticket sold Feb. 26 at Royal Farms #140, 10988 Red Run Boulevard, Owings Mills (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)
  • $20,010 ticket sold Feb. 22 at 7-Eleven #25856, 980 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)

PICK 5

  • Two $25,000 tickets sold Feb. 20 at Express Mart, 15709 Hall Road, Bowie (both unclaimed as of Feb. 27)
  • Two $25,000 tickets sold Feb. 20 at 7-Eleven #34324, 8890 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills (both claimed)
  • $25,000 ticket sold Feb. 24 at Giant #330, 3500 Northwest Crain Highway, Bowie (claimed)
  • $25,000 ticket sold Feb. 24 at Al’s Beer, Wine & Restaurant, 6224 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill (claimed)
  • $25,000 ticket sold Feb. 25 at 7-Eleven #23702, 9100 Liberty Road, Randallstown (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)
  • $25,000 ticket sold Feb. 20 at Moreland’s Produce & Market, 14950 Woodville Road, Waldorf (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)

POWERBALL

  • $150,000 ticket sold Feb. 20 at Riverside Sunoco, 1319 Riverside Parkway, Belcamp (claimed)
  • $50,000 ticket sold Feb. 19 at Giant #348, 6050 Daybreak Circle, Clarksville (claimed)
  • $50,000 prize won in Feb. 20 drawing by Maryland Lottery Powerball subscriber (claimed)

RACETRAX

  • $23,150 ticket sold Feb. 25 at Gem Liquors, 9443 Annapolis Road, Lanham (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)
  • $14,204 ticket sold Feb. 24 at Village West Liquor, 19520 Walters Road, Germantown (unclaimed as of Feb. 27)
  • $12,857.50 ticket sold Feb. 24 at Crossroad Exxon, 8101 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena (claimed)

The Maryland Lottery encourages players to check their tickets by scanning them at any Lottery retailer or with the Lottery’s mobile apps. Draw game winners have 182 days from the date of a drawing to claim their prizes, and scratch-off winners have 182 days from the announced end-of-game date.

Last claim dates for scratch-off tickets are published in the scratch-off section of mdlottery.com.

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Detectives Investigate Dollar Store Robbery; Surveillance Photos of Suspects Released

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating a commercial robbery of the Dollar City Plus store in the 10110 block of New Hampshire Ave. Detectives have released surveillance photos of the two male suspects and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them.  On Thursday, February 16, 2023, 3rd District officers responded to the location for the report of a commercial robbery that just occurred.

The investigation by detectives has determined that at approximately 3:40 p.m., the two male suspects entered the store and approached an employee who was working behind the counter. The suspects then implied that they had a weapon and demanded money. One of the suspects went behind the counter and removed an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register. Both suspects then left the scene.  Detectives reviewed the surveillance cameras of the store and obtained a physical description of the suspects.

Anyone with information regarding these two suspects or this crime is asked to contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Suspect One and Two Suspect One and Two (Original Image)
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Mr. MoCo’s Top 5 Steak & Cheese Subs in MoCo

My name is Alex Tsironis, also known as “Mr. MoCo”, founder of The MoCoShow. In the early days of the show, I loved to discuss my favorite foods in the area and one of my favorite things to eat has to be steak and cheese subs. I love cheesesteaks in Philly, but I grew up here eating steak and cheese from Jerry’s with tomatoes…so I usually prefer that and mayonnaise on my steak and cheese subs. Everyone’s an expert on what they like, regardless of where they’re from, etc. and that’s why I like to make it clear that this is just my top 5. I really like a lot of steak and cheese subs that aren’t in my top 5 and I’m well aware that someone else’s list would likely look pretty different, but I love the discussion that comes with sharing…so check it out below:

Just missed: Bulgogi Cheesesteak from Cheesesteak Mike’s in Hillandale: Marinated rib-eye, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, provolone cheese. If you’re fan of bulgogi, you would probably like this sub. I like the way the grilled onions work on this one.

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Just Missed- Steak and Cheese at Dominic’s Italian Grille in Colesville: I liked this cheesesteak a lot, unfortunately Dominic’s closed a couple weeks ago after operating in MoCo for a long time.

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Just Missed- Wiz Wit from Brew Belly (Olney): If we’re talking dine-in only, it would be in my top 5, but the last two time I have gotten it delivery and it was just below the others listed ahead of it. Still very good and probably the closest to Philly cheesesteaks you’ll get in the area.

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Just Missed- Clarksburg Grille (Clarksburg): This used to be my favorite a few years back (the sub pictured is from 2018). They’ve made some changes, and while I still like it, it has fallen out of my top 5.

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5. Washington Cheese Steak from Wow Deli (Gaithersburg): Thin sliced rib eye steak with melted provolone cheese, sautéed onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo. This goes down so easy, I love it. Wow Deli is only open 6:45am-2:45pm Monday-Friday, so you likely have to plan to make it here to catch it open.

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4. Fajita Steak & Cheese from La Casita (Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring): Sliced steak, grilled onions, melted quest, mayo-mustard, lettuce, and tomato. Imagine steak fajita with melted queso on it in a steak and cheese type of sub. That’s exactly what this is.

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3. Steak and cheese at Continental (Kensington): This steak and cheese has the least amount of meat of all the subs on my list. There’s something about the combination of flavors that makes this one of the best tasting, but I understand if having less meat is a deal-breaker for some. Corner Pizza and Subs in Gaithersburg actually makes the exact same steak and cheese (and pizza) as Continental, so if you’re not close to Kensington, that’s another option.

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2. Steak and cheese at Beers and Cheers/Beers and Cheers Too (Gaithersburg and Germantown): I like everything about this sub. To me, it’s what a steak and cheese in MoCo should be. Plenty of meat, cheese is good, bread is great, etc.

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  1. The Philly from SOKO Butcher in Takoma Park: French roll, prime rib, caramelized onions, housemade cheese whiz, mayo. I ordered this and saw it being made before it was wrapped up and handed to me. I ended up unwrapping it and eating it right outside of SOKO Butcher.

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Santa’s Schedule and Holiday Parades/Celebrations Across MoCo

Santa may be visiting your neighborhoods as fire departments across the county will be guiding Santa through some of the places listed below. There are also other holiday parades/celebrations listed and we’ll continue to add to this list as we get additional information:
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Silver Spring Resident Wins $51,422 at Hillandale Beer & Wine Playing Lottery Game

Per the Maryland Lottery:
A Silver Spring resident who has been a regular Mega Millions player in the past may be trying his hand at Racetrax a little more often after the computer-animated horse racing simulation game delivered a $51,422 prize on Sept. 4. The married father of three, who works as a retail sales manager, was telling a friend that he hadn’t had many wins playing Mega Millions, and his friend encouraged him to give Racetrax a try. The two of them and a few other Racetrax fans were watching the races on the monitor at Hillandale Beer & Wine in Silver Spring, and the Racetrax novice began to get the hang of the game.

“I talked to my friend and some of the other people, and they told me about playing the high numbers,” the lucky winner said. The horses in the game are numbered 1 through 12, and when the higher-numbered horses finish among the top four, the payouts are larger.

He played a number of tickets and said he had won about $200 before deciding to replay one of his tickets — a 50-cent Superfecta Box ticket for one race. He picked the 1, 10, 11 and 12 horses to finish in the top four in any order. When the order of finish in that race was 11, 12, 1 and 10, he knew he was a big winner.

“I said ‘Oh!’ and then I stopped myself,” he said with a smile. “I didn’t want to say too much right there. I checked the ticket in the store and then I left and I checked it again. And again. I probably checked it about 20 more times.”

Asked when he finally began to believe that his big win was real, he replied, “When I got here to claim it.” The Montgomery County resident added that he kept the winning ticket tucked in his wallet and kept his wallet with him at all times until he was able to visit Lottery headquarters on Sept. 13 to claim his prize.

The winner said he will use the prize for various sports and other activities that his children are involved with, and added that his wife has hinted at the idea of doing some home renovations.

Hillandale Beer & Wine is celebrating, also. For selling a winning Racetrax ticket worth $10,000 or more, the retailer, located at 10117 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, will receive a bonus equal to 1% of the prize — a total of $514.22.

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Santa’s Schedule by the Hillandale Volunteer Fire Department

Per the Hillandale Volunteer Fire Department:

”The Volunteers of HVFD are excited to announce that Santa has accepted our invitation to ride our fire engine through the community! Look below to see when he will be in your neighborhood.”

Santa Schedule 2021

 CLICK HERE DURING SANTA RUN TO FOLLOW SANTA LIVE

ROUTES:

  • FRIDAY – 12/3 – 6:30PM: LOCKWOOD ROUTE

  • SATURDAY – 12/4 – 5:30PM: HILLANDALE ROUTE

  • FRIDAY – 12/10 – 6:30PM: HAMPTONS ROUTE & JACKSON ROUTE

  • SATURDAY – 12/11 – 5:30PM: HOLLYWOOD/TAMARAK ROUTE

  • WEDNESDAY – 12/15 – 6:30PM: WESTOVER ROUTE

  • FRIDAY – 12/17 – 6:30PM: CHARLES DREW ROUTE

  • SATURDAY – 12/18 – 5:30PM: STONEGATE ROUTE

  • WEDNESDAY – 12/22 – 6:30PM: RAINDATE

  • THURSDAY – 12/23 – 6:30PM: RAINDATE

Please note:

  • Routes are subject to changes due to weather. Please check back for updates.

  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be handing out candy canes and Santa will not be coming down for photo opportunities to help maintain social distancing.

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