$50K Prince George's County Powerball Winner Relied On Own Numbers To Win

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — An Upper Marlboro resident who prefers to play his own numbers nabbed $50,000 recently playing the Powerball.

The 73-year-old almost forgot to buy his ticket last weekend while out running errands. He stopped at Marlboro Village Exxon, located at 5111 John Roger Boulevard in Upper Marlboro, to buy a $10 ticket and played random numbers he’s used for years.

“The numbers just popped in my head,” he said. “I have one card with five lines of numbers that I like to play.”

After buying his Powerball ticket, the big winner headed home and enjoyed dinner with his wife. He didn’t check the winning numbers until the next morning. The Prince George’s County resident pulled up the Maryland Lottery’s website and went through his numbers one by one. Astonished, he matched four white balls and the red Powerball, making him a $50,000 third-tier winner.

“I showed my wife, but she didn’t believe me and had to pull up the numbers to see for herself,” he said.

A retired building manager, the winner returned to the website to see how to claim the prize. He then made an appointment and claimed the prize yesterday. Although he and his wife have no children, they have many nieces and nephews. The loyal Powerball player said that one of his family members has been sick and he plans to use some of the winnings to help out financially. He also shared that he will pay off some debt, finish remodeling his garage and might purchase a new recliner.