A Harford County man and his girlfriend celebrate his $500,010 Powerball Double Play prize.
Winner adds Double Play option to Powerball ticket for only $1; wins second-tier prize
An Aberdeen resident, who likes to add the Double Play option to his Powerball tickets, claimed a $500,010 second-tier prize from the March 24 Powerball Double Play drawing.
The winner, who chose the alias “Double the Fun”, was accompanied to Lottery headquarters by his girlfriend on March 31 to claim the prize.
“I always play Double Play. For a dollar more, why not?” he told Lottery officials.
That strategy paid off as “Double the Fun” matched all five white balls, only missing the Powerball number on the Double Play drawing. That was good enough to give him a second-tier prize of $500,000. In addition, he matched a couple numbers on another line for an additional $10.
Double Play is a second drawing that occurs 30 minutes after each Powerball drawing, giving players a chance to win up to $10 million with the same ticket numbers. Players can add the feature to Powerball tickets for $1.
The winner and his girlfriend didn’t realize he won the big prize until a few days later. The Harford County couple were home watching TV when he checked the ticket.
“I thought my eyes were playing tricks,” he said. His girlfriend said she was concerned because he became so excited.
“We are still in shock,” the girlfriend added.
The winner plans to use his prize to pay off bills.
The second-tier winning ticket was sold at Carsins Run Liquors at 3501 Churchville Road in Aberdeen. For selling the ticket, the Harford County retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus.
