A chance conversation at a Detroit store led Sharonda Blunt to try her luck—and it paid off in a big way. The 44-year-old purchased her first-ever Powerball ticket and ended up winning $1 million.
Blunt said she decided to buy a ticket after talking with someone in line who mentioned playing the game. “A few days later, my aunt mentioned that a $1 million Powerball prize had been won at the CVS in Grosse Pointe,” Blunt recalled.
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“I checked my ticket with her, and when she read five of my numbers, I grabbed her phone and saw that I had won. I started screaming—I couldn’t believe it!”
The win came during a massive Powerball jackpot run that reached $1.78 billion, a period when Michigan players collectively won more than $12.5 million.
Blunt matched the five white balls in the Sept. 1 drawing—08, 23, 25, 40, 53—to claim her prize. She bought her ticket at the CVS on East Warren Avenue in Grosse Pointe.