When one married couple wins a whopping $200,000, they’re deemed the “power couple” in this heartwarming Powerball winner story.
This Powerball winner story is rooted in love. It’s a love of chasing all things lottery and love of each other that makes this Powerball story such a joy. This animated married couple didn’t just win a Powerball prize, either. They became affectionately dubbed the “power couple,” and there’s no question; they absolutely are. While their names remain private, their Powerball story is a fun one.
A Love of Playing Powerball
A married couple from Maryland loved to play all kinds of lottery games, including one of their favorites, Powerball. The husband was a software engineer. And together, the married couple from Maryland also owned and operated a horse farm. The then 52 and 50-year-old duo always made time to play various lotteries and scratch-off games. And they always remembered to buy Powerball tickets.
Buying the Winning Powerball Ticket
One day in 2019, the husband was out, casually running errands, and popped into the Lisbon Liquors in Woodbine, MD. He wanted to try his luck at Powerball. The husband side of this married couple then purchased a Powerball ticket and opted for the Power Play multiplier for his quick-pick game. It wasn’t until much later that the husband half of the duo would realize a few numbers on his recently purchased ticket matched those drawn.
Realizing Their Big Win (Minus a Zero)
In an interview after the big win, the husband half of this power couple said he had been driving home from a day's work when he suddenly remembered that he needed to check his Powerball ticket. He stopped at a local retailer to scan the ticket to verify any results. At first, seeing all those zeroes had him confused, thinking he had a winning ticket worth $2 million. He could barely contain himself driving home to tell his wife about their fortune.
The wife half of the power couple shares her side of the Powerball story, including the part where she realized the ticket wasn't actually worth $2 million. “I thought, no way,” she said and verified the actual winning prize amount was $200,000. Her husband must have mistakenly added an extra zero in his mind. As in many husband and wife relationships, this loving wife had to straighten things out a bit and bring her husband back to reality.
They hadn't become multi-million-dollar winners. They had, however, managed to match four white balls and the Powerball for the $50,000 win. But remember, the husband half of this power couple had also played the Power Play multiplier, which ended up being four times the prize amount, landing the payout worth a total of $200,000. So, even minus the extra zero, this Powerball payout was going to be a sizable one.
Buying Another Horse
The couple headed to Powerball headquarters to claim their prize. And they also chose to remain publicly anonymous, dubbing themselves the “Power Couple.” You can see their picture online, with the giant check made out to their new title, hiding their faces, of course.
According to subsequent interviews, the power couple almost immediately went out to buy a new horse for their horse farm. They also told the media they planned to pay some bills and take a vacation or two. The rest of their Powerball jackpot would be set aside for retirement.
This Powerball story is a fun one, rooted in a love of the game and for each other. The Maryland couple who became the “Power Couple” won big, even if it wasn’t the $2 million the husband originally thought it was. And it’s great to see regular Powerball players take their turn winning the prize.