1Baltimore, MD – A routine stop for coffee led to a $50,000 Powerball win for a Dundalk woman who rarely plays the Lottery but was enticed by the sight of a growing jackpot sign inside a Baltimore Wawa.
The Baltimore County resident purchased her ticket at the Wawa store located at 4901 Boston Street on the afternoon of August 8. The ticket was for the August 9 drawing, which featured a jackpot exceeding $500 million. Days later, she scanned the ticket at a lottery retailer near her home and received a message instructing her to see the cashier.
After a store clerk checked the ticket, it was confirmed she had won a $50,000 third-tier prize by matching four white balls and the red Powerball.
The woman, an industrial worker, visited Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on Aug