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The Prince George's County Powerball player says that she was scrolling through some headlines on her phone when one caught her eye about the $1 million ticket that was sold at the Green Meadow Exxon in Hyattsville for the Monday, Jan. 1 drawing..
"I bought tickets at the Green Meadow Exxon in Hyattsville. I said, ‘Maybe it is me,’ ” she recalled. The public safety worker immediately checked all of her tickets and sure enough, a second-tier winner from Monday matched all five of her numbers - 12-21-42-44-49 - and she only missed the Powerball (01) and her shot at an $842.4 million jackpot.
Daily Voice reported on the $1 million winner last week on the day after the Monday, Jan. 1 Powerball drawing. A second Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was also sold at a Bowie store.
With her unexpected windfall, the Hyattsville resident says she plans to pay off the mortgage on her home with an eye toward purchasing a new one.
The gas station also got a $2,500 bonus from Maryland Lottery for selling the winning ticket to the lucky player to start the new year.
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