Grandpa is told to buy a Powerball ticket in his dream. He listens — and wins big
A grandpa listened to his dream and bought a Powerball ticket that won him $50,000.
The man got the ticket for the Sept. 7 drawing, the Maryland Lottery said in a Sept. 23 news release.
The previous night, he had a dream that a “famous actor” — who “shall remain as anonymous as the winner” — told him to buy a ticket, the lottery office said.
The actor didn’t tell the man what numbers to play or on what date. He stopped at a liquor store in White Marsh after work the next day and got an $8 ticket.
He selected the Quick Pick option, so his numbers were chosen randomly, the lottery office said.
The man and his wife checked his ticket a few days later using the lottery app.
The app alerted them to his $50,000 win.
Now, the couple has plans to use the money on buying a home.
White Marsh is about a 15-mile drive northeast from Baltimore.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published September 23, 2024 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Grandpa is told to buy a Powerball ticket in his dream. He listens — and wins big."
