HoCo Residents Win $1 Million Powerball Prize

ELKRIDGE, MD - The woman who bought the winning $1 million Powerball ticket at the Elkridge Giant has come forward, according to the Maryland Lottery.

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Carrie Groves, 36, purchased a $2 Powerball ticket at the grocery store on Marshalee Drive and allowed the terminal to pick the numbers for her on Monday, lottery officials said in a statement.

She didn’t watch the drawing on Wednesday, and did not see any reports afterward that lottery officials were looking for the winner.

On Friday, Groves checked her numbers at a local 7-Eleven and when she scanned her ticket, she got the message “Cash at lottery,” officials said.

She got into her vehicle and used the Maryland Lottery app to see how much she won.

“It was a bunch of zeroes,” Groves recalled. “I said, ‘Wait, let me count all these zeroes.’”

Next, she called her husband, who was at work.

“She said, ‘Baby, I’m shaking,’ and I started thinking the worst,” Glen Groves told lottery officials. “But it turns out it was the best.”

The couple reportedly plans to buy a new house with their winnings and to donate some of the money to the Maryland Food Bank and Toys for Tots.

“We want to help some organizations that have helped us—repay the favor,” Glen Groves said.

Carrie and Glen Groves accept their winning check on Friday, Dec. 11. Photo Credit: Maryland Lottery.