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Wawa Stop Turns Into $500,000 Powerball Win As Jackpot Nears $1.7B
Someone who stopped at a Maryland Wawa is $500,000 richer — and the Powerball jackpot is still climbing toward history.
A Powerball ticket sold at the Wawa on SE Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro on Monday, Dec. 22, won a $500,000 Double Play prize, according to Maryland Lottery officials.
The big local win came as the Powerball jackpot rolled again after no one matched all six numbers, pushing the estimated jackpot for the Christmas Eve drawing to $1.7 billion, Lottery officials said.
If the jackpot is hit at $1.7 billion, it would be the fourth-largest Powerball prize ever, with an es…
Two Tickets Win $1.787B Powerball Jackpot: Here's Where
Two tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, splitting a $1.787 billion jackpot — the second-largest in U.S. lottery history, officials said.
The winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Texas, and matched all six numbers in last night’s drawing. They'll split the $1.787 billion jackpot.
Nationwide, 18 tickets matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes, with some sold locally:
The $1 million-winning tickets were sold in California (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois (2), Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (…
