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Man wins $1 million after allowing woman to go ahead in Walmart line

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SEVERN, Md. — You never know what future fortune a single good deed can lead to.

In one man's case, the reward was worth $1 million bucks.

Ryan's story started with a trip to Walmart on George Clauss Boulevard in Severn.

At checkout Ryan let a woman go ahead of him in line.

As a special thank you, she gifted Ryan a pair of Maryland Lottery scratch-offs.

One turned out to be a $50 winner.

So get this, Ryan used that $50 to buy two $25 Crossword tickets.

Lo and behold, he hit the $1 million jackpot.

The win couldn't have come at a better time, as Ryan plans to get married in just a few weeks.

"Prior to this, they were stressing about the wedding," Lottery officials recalled Ryan telling them.

A carpet cleaner by trade, Ryan said he plans to use the money on a new car for his fiance.

This sure sounds like good karma!