A New Mexico resident visiting his son in Maryland won a $50,000 Powerball prize after purchasing the winning ticket at the Safeway on Goshen Road in Gaithersburg, matching four white balls and the red Powerball in the August 27 drawing. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:
“A jackpot chaser who lives in New Mexico returned home to Maryland to visit his son and won a $50,000 Powerball prize. He matched four white balls and the red Powerball to take home the third-tier prize from the Aug. 27 drawing.
The big winner said he’s grateful that he used the numbers his wife chose.
“My wife picked the numbers a while back, and I’ve been using them ever since,” he said Sept. 3 when he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore.
At the time, the Powerball jackpot had risen to $815 million and the federal employee decided it was time to get a ticket. The former Maryland resident was visiting with his son when he stopped at the Safeway at 20211 Goshen Road in Gaithersburg for groceries and a Powerball ticket.
Still in Maryland, the New Mexico resident didn’t check his ticket until a week later when he was at a Lottery retailer.
“When I scanned the ticket, it said to take it to the Lottery headquarters,” smiled the winner. “And, when I checked the game, I realized I missed the jackpot by only one number!”
That meant a $50,000 prize. He shared the news with his immediate family. He was the only third-tier winner from that drawing.
The soon to retire player, shared that he plans to use the winnings towards a retirement home in New Mexico. And, he plans to keep playing in search of the huge jackpot, which has ballooned to $1.8 billion for the Sept. 6 drawing.”
