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$50K Powerball Win 'A Nice Blessing' For North Bethesda Woman
A North Bethesda woman won a third-tier prize of $50,000 from a Powerball ticket she purchased at a Rockville beer and wine store.
ROCKVILLE, MD — A North Bethesda woman is $50,000 richer after winning a third-tier prize in the Feb. 6 Powerball drawing. That's the same drawing a player from Washington state won the $754.6 million jackpot by matching every number, according to a release.
Even though the Montgomery County resident who's played Powerball for years missed out on the big prize, she's happy to be one of the three third-tier winners from Maryland.
"It was a nice blessing,” she told Maryland Lottery officials. “I guess I’m just about even.”
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The woman has no big plans for the $50,000 windfall. “I guess my investing husband will put it in the bank," she said.
The North Bethesda resident purchased the winning Powerball ticket at Gourmet Beer & Wine at 11530 Rockville Pike in Rockville. She told lottery officials that she'll continue to buy tickets there and had already purchased a Powerball ticket for the Wednesday night drawing.
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The jackpot for the Wednesday night Powerball drawing was for an estimated annuity of $57 million with a cash option of $30.1 million.
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