$500K winning Powerball Double Play ticket
sold in Maryland; Powerball jackpot reaches $1
Billion
According to lottery officials, a lucky Powerball Double Play ticket was sold at a Maryland liquor store.
In July 17 drawing, the winning ticket worth is about $500,000. The lucky winner purchased the ticket at Westway Liquors on Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville, Baltimore County.
The second-tier winning Double Play numbers were 9, 37, 38, 62, and 69; the Powerball was 23.
Lottery officials say Double Play is a second drawing that takes place about 30 minutes after the Powerball drawing. Players can add Double Play to their tickets for an additional $1.
Officials say that adding a double-play option will allow players to get one set of numbers for both the regular drawing and the double-play drawing. Double Play offers a top prize of $10 million.
Lottery officials say in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, the jackpot reached an estimated annuity of $1 billion with an estimated cash value of $516.8 million. It's the third-largest jackpot in the game’s history.
Tuesday's Mega Million jackpot is worth an estimated annuity of $640 million with an estimated cash value of $328 million.
Maryland is home to three Powerball jackpot winners:
- $731.1 million in January 2021 (Lonaconing, Allegany County)
- $128.8 million in December 2011 (Elkton, Cecil County)
- $108.8 million in September 2011 (Abingdon, Harford County)
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