13-03-2025
Husband tired of waiting in long line buys lottery ticket and wins big in Maryland
A man was spending a leisurely afternoon with his wife at the Maryland Home and Garden Show when he got tired of waiting in a long line and tried his luck at the Powerball.
It paid off with a $50,004 win — enough cash for a few home improvement projects, officials said in a March 13 news release.
The line they were in was for the lottery's wheel, which anyone 18 or older can spin to win promotional items, officials said in the release. But it was long, so he stepped over to the booth where a convenience store was selling tickets while he waited.
'While he said he usually waits for the jackpot to get higher, he decided to buy a Powerball ticket with the jackpot sitting at $320 million for the March 8 drawing,' officials said. 'His $10 ticket had five lines of quick-picked numbers. The next day, he checked his ticket and saw that one of the lines of numbers matched four of the first five balls that were drawn, as well as the Power Ball number, delivering a third-tier prize of $50,000.'
He then matched the Powerball number — lucky number 13 — on another line, granting him another $4 in the prize.
'The winning numbers for the March 8 drawing were: 2, 4, 16, 23 and 63,' as well as the number 13 Powerball, officials said.
'The retired salesman said he will put his prize money in the bank,' officials said. 'He added that going to the Home and Garden Show with his wife is an annual tradition.'
On top of the $50,000, the couple finally got to spin the lottery wheel.
'We got a lanyard and a pen,' he told officials with a smile.
