Charles County woman still can’t believe her luck
A Southern Maryland woman told Lottery officials last week that she deals with six-digit even seven-digit dollar amounts nearly every day. One would think, then, that the $150,000 Powerball prize she had just claimed wouldn’t phase her a bit. One would be wrong.
“It’s one thing when I see all those zeroes on a ledger sheet at work, when it’s someone else’s financial accounts,” the winner told us. “It’s a whole different story when your name is on the check.”
Only two days earlier, the Charles County resident was in a Waldorf 7-Eleven store buying Pick 4 tickets for the coming week. “Pick 4 is my real favorite,” she explained. “I have done really well with it.” While there, our winner decided to buy a Powerball ticket for the October 30 drawing. She says this is not uncommon for her, that she plays the multi-state game frequently, but not every time.
It was the next day that the financial guru discovered how successful her Lottery purchase had been. “I scanned the ticket at a store and the message read, ‘See Lottery.’” Unsure of what this could mean, she asked the clerk to scan the ticket. “When he handed me the printout with the $150,000 on it, I did a little dance right there at the counter.”
Our happy Southern Maryland winner has the 7-Eleven store at 11575 Berry Road to thank for issuing her lucky Powerball ticket. And though she used two combinations that she had picked out herself on the ticket, her big win came from the line with the Quick Pick combination.
