HAGERSTOWN, MD – A Pennsylvania Ironworker driving to work at his job in Washington, D.C. stopped at a Hagerstown Sheetz to buy a lottery ticket and ended up winning $50,000 in the Powerball drawing that night.
According to the Maryland Lottery, Charles Mull woke up in the middle of the night and checked his $10 quick-pick ticket.
“It was dark and I started to look at my bright phone around 1:30 a.m. I was very blurry-eyed, but it looked like I had four of the five numbers,” he said.
He just missed hitting the estimated $116 million jackpot by one number.
“It is a blessing. I was very excited,” Charles said.
According to the lottery officials, the lucky player’s winnings were the result of a last-minute change of plans. He went to Sheetz #184 at 12404 Lager Avenue in Hagerstown to use quick-pick numbers from an earlier ticket. However, there was a line so he settled for a new set of quick-pick numbers.
His hobbies include riding his motorcycle and spending time with his wife and two kids. Charles said he is going to be cautious with the prize. “We are probably going to pay off bills and put the rest in the bank.”