A Tennessee man scored a $100,000 prize from a Powerball ticket he bought while visiting with his family in Maryland during the holidays. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 11 (UPI) — A Tennessee man scored a $100,000 prize from a Powerball ticket he bought while visiting with family in Maryland during the holidays.
The player told Maryland Lottery officials he was with his family for the holidays in Maryland when the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot sparked his interest.
“I saw the jackpot and said to my family, ‘Let’s get a ticket,'” he said.
The man purchased a ticket for the Dec. 24 Powerball drawing from the Dash-In store at on Riva Road in Annapolis.
He said he didn’t check the results of the drawing until several days after returning to Tennessee. He scanned the ticket and was confused by the “Go to Lottery” message, so he called his brother to look up the winning numbers for him.
“I said to my brother, ‘I think I won,'” the winner recalled.
His ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball, earning a $50,000 prize that was doubled to $100,000 thanks to his selecting the Power Play option.
The winner said he is making plans for his winnings.
“I’m going to give some away and will try to keep some for myself,” he said.