A Lottery player who always adds the Power Play multiplier feature to his Powerball tickets enjoyed a triple payday this month. In the January 9 drawing, the Parkville player won $50,000 as part of the third tier prize with a quick-pick ticket that included Power Play and the multiplier that night was x3. The happy winner won $150,000!
The Baltimore County resident shared his story with his wife in the Lottery’s Winner’s Circle room. He plays Multi-Match and Mega Millions in addition to Powerball.
“I buy one set for her and one for me,” said the retiree. He always places the tickets in two separate stacks, then puts them in his pocket with the sets facing each other. The lucky grandfather bought the tickets at Triple A Tobacco, which is located at 7954 Belair Road in Nottingham.
In the Powerball drawing of Monday, Jan. 9, neither of them checked their tickets. “I didn’t find out until Tuesday morning,” said the husband, who scanned the $3 ticket using the Lottery’s mobile app and saw the message that he had won $150,000.
The husband was confused and asked his wife to scan the ticket with the Maryland Lottery app on her mobile phone. She confirmed the $150,000 win. No matter how many times they scanned the ticket, they read a message stating that he had won $150,000. As the happy wife and husband were waiting to claim the prize this week, they took a photo of the front and back of the ticket and signed and tacked it to a cork board.
The $150,000 prize is their biggest to date, overshadowing a $500 win. Most of their prizes have ranged from $5 to $10. They plan to pay off bills with the windfall, give a few nice birthday presents and remodel their kitchen.