3Bowie man hits $1.9 million Multi-Match jackpot after switching from Powerball and Mega Millions

Bowie, MD – A Prince George’s County man is now a millionaire after a change in lottery strategy paid off with a $1.9 million Multi-Match jackpot, thanks to a lucky $10 quick pick purchase at a Lanham gas station.

The winning ticket, which matched all six numbers in the September 18 Multi-Match drawing, was finally claimed on Tuesday — more than a month later — at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The winner, a regular player of national games like Mega Millions and Powerball, had decided to focus on the in-state Multi-Match game just two days before the draw.

On September 16, he spent $10 on five $2 Multi-Match tickets at Forbes BP, located at 9701 Annapolis Road in Lanham. Each

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