$50K Winning Powerball Ticket Held By Howard County Man

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — A semi-retired real estate agent from Howard County loves to play Maryland Lottery games each week. He couldn't believe his luck when he won $50,000 on a Powerball quick-pick ticket. The Howard County resident bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven located at 4882 Montgomery Road in Ellicott City.

“I don’t chase the jackpot if it’s below six figures,” the winner told the Maryland Lottery.

The jackpot for the Jan. 16 drawing had reached $640 million. Although he didn’t win the jackpot, the lucky man was one of two Marylanders to win the $50,000 third-tier prize and among 97 third-tier winners nationwide.

A few days after buying his quick pick ticket, the jackpot chaser checked his ticket against the drawing’s winning numbers listed on the Maryland Lottery website. He always looks for the Powerball number first and then checks the other numbers, he told the Maryland Lottery.

“Oh my gosh,” the happy winner recalls saying to himself as he slowly realized he had matched several numbers. He then FaceTimed his two daughters and shared the great news, which he said was first met by silence and then followed by shock. The real estate agent of 40 years plans to share his winnings with his daughters and will also take a family vacation.