Retired Coworkers Claim $100,000 Powerball Prize in Maryland

Two retired former U.S. Department of Transportation coworkers turned years of shared Powerball play into a $100,000 prize from Maryland’s August 24, 2026, drawing.

The two partners claimed the third-tier prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on September 11, 2026. Their claim followed a drawing win that brought a long-running ticket-buying partnership to its largest prize.

One winner lives in Virginia, while the other lives in the District of Columbia. Although they live outside Maryland, both partners play Powerball in the state, where the winning ticket was purchased.

The ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, along with the red Powerball. The numbers for the August 24 drawing were 3, 16, 33, 38 and 68, with Powerball 2. Readers seeking current draw information can check the latest Powerball results.

The match qualified as a third-tier Powerball prize. On its own, that prize was worth $50,000, but the partners had added the Power Play option by paying an additional $1 for the ticket.

The Power Play multiplier for the drawing was X2. That multiplier doubled the base $50,000 prize, bringing the partners’ payment to $100,000.

The winning ticket was sold at the Giant grocery store at 5815 Eastern Avenue in Hyattsville. The Maryland Lottery identified the Hyattsville store as the retailer connected with the winning ticket.

The partnership began while the two winners were working for the U.S. Department of Transportation. During that period, they pooled money to buy Powerball tickets, establishing the shared routine that eventually led to the six-figure prize.

Their ticket-buying continued after both partners retired. They began buying tickets for every Powerball drawing, turning what had started as a workplace partnership into a regular post-retirement activity.

The pair had experienced smaller wins before the August drawing. Those occasional prizes were worth about $5, and the partners used the winnings to buy additional tickets.

One of the winners discovered the larger prize by scanning the ticket at a Maryland Lottery vending machine. The scan led to the pair’s decision to pursue the prize connected with the Hyattsville ticket.

The partners had not decided how to use the winnings when they claimed the prize. They also had no outstanding bills, so the $100,000 payment remained available for plans they had not yet settled.

The claim in Baltimore completed the process for the two retired players after their ticket matched the required combination of white balls and the Powerball. The Power Play addition was central to the final amount, raising the payment from the base third-tier prize of $50,000 to $100,000. Readers can also follow current state draw information through the latest Maryland lottery results.