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$50K Powerball Win Celebrated By Man Who Used Family Birthdates
A social worker from Lanham has won $50K playing Powerball and using family birthdates for his numbers.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A Lanham man who stopped by the gas station to fuel up and grab a Powerball ticket using family birthdates and years for his numbers has won $50,000.
“I recognized the numbers immediately when I checked the results online,” said the Prince George’s County social worker. “It was such a shock. I called my wife to tell her. She had to sit down to keep from falling. I do my best to have a ticket for every Powerball drawing, but I hadn’t yet gotten any when I stopped at the gas station. I sure am glad it occurred to me to buy my ticket then. I might not have remembered to get one before that night’s drawing.”
The winner plans to use his Powerball winnings to pay down his mortgage, he told Maryland Lottery officials.
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“This is such a happy thing for my family. Really fantastic," the winner said.
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