BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has won a $1 million second-tier Powerball prize after the Powerball jackpot reached a historic half-billion dollars earlier this month.

The anonymous player bought the winning ticket at Canopy Liquors in Lexington Park on Groundhog Day. The ticket covered the Powerball drawings of February 3, 5, and 7. The Feb. 3 drawing proved to be a big winner, with the first five balls drawn, 9, 11, 27, 59, and 66, all matching what was on the $6 ticket. However, the Powerball was different, with 5 on the ticket and 19 on the drawn ball, meaning the jackpot continued to roll.

Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot is now estimated to be $485 million, and is running about $200 million behind the even more massive Mega Millions jackpot prize. The Mega Millions has an estimated annuity of $687 million for the March 8 drawing.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.