Financial advisor ‘did a little dance’ after big Powerball lottery win in Maryland
A financial advisor said she couldn’t believe her luck after winning a big Powerball prize in Maryland, lottery officials said.
The Charles County woman won a $150,000 prize from a Quick Pick combination, the Maryland Lottery said in a Nov. 4 news release.
“It’s one thing when I see all those zeros on a ledger sheet at work, when it’s someone else’s financial accounts,” the woman told lottery officials. “It’s a whole different story when your name is on the check.”
According to the release, the financial advisor was purchasing Pick 4 tickets and decided to buy a Powerball ticket for the Oct. 30 drawing.
The next day, she scanned her Powerball ticket and got a message reading, “See Lottery,” lottery officials said. Unfamiliar with what that meant, she asked the store clerk for help.
“When he handed me the printout with the $150,000 on it, I did a little dance right there at the counter,” the woman said.
The lucky ticket came from a 7-Eleven convenience store in Waldorf, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington D.C., lottery officials said.
The next drawing is Nov. 4, the lottery said. The jackpot now stands at an estimated $63 million.
This story was originally published November 4, 2024 at 6:30 PM with the headline "Financial advisor ‘did a little dance’ after big Powerball lottery win in Maryland."
