Retiree ‘going through some papers’ finds forgotten Powerball ticket — with huge prize
It was a Virginia retiree’s lucky day when she found out she won a large Powerball prize — about two months late.
A 75-year-old woman from Springfield found a lottery ticket she bought July 19 while “going through some papers,” according to a Sept. 20 Maryland Lottery news release. When she found the ticket, she realized she had a $100,000 prize waiting for her all this time.
“This is wonderful,” she said in the release. “I am just blessed.”
The woman, who said she doesn’t play lottery games often, had bought the $3 ticket and added a “$1 Power Play multiplier feature,” which allowed her to double what would normally be a $50,000 prize, the release says.
There was no special strategy to winning for the retiree. She just put down random numbers, she told lottery officials. Her ticket ended up matching four the five white balls plus the Powerball.
She was hanging out with friends at Marlow Winghouse & Sports Grill in Temple Hills, which is 15 miles southeast of Washington, D.C., when she originally bought the ticket worth $100,000 on July 19. But when she returned home, the release says, she forgot to check the drawing to see if she had won anything.
Now the woman plans to meet with family members to discuss what to do with the prize, as well as talk with her bank about her winnings, according to the release.
Springfield is around 15 miles southwest of Washington, D.C.
This story was originally published September 22, 2023 at 9:01 AM with the headline "Retiree ‘going through some papers’ finds forgotten Powerball ticket — with huge prize."
