First-time metro-Detroit Powerball player wins $1 million
The winning ticket was purchased at this Grosse Pointe CVS store.
A conversation in line at the store led to a metro-Detroit woman playing Powerball for the first time and winning a $1 million prize!
“I was talking to a guy in line at the store and he was telling me about the Powerball game and he bought a ticket, so I told the cashier to give me one too,” said Sharonda Blunt, 44.
“A few days later, I was with my family and my aunt mentioned that a $1 million Powerball prize was won at the CVS in Grosse Pointe. It got me thinking, so I took out my ticket and had her read off the winning numbers.
‘Screaming and hollering’
“When she read five of my numbers, I grabbed her phone to see for myself and then started screaming and hollering when I saw I won $1 million! Winning a prize like this is truly a blessing.”
“Beginners luck proved true for Sharonda Blunt who purchased her first Powerball ticket ever after hearing about the game while in line at the store and then won a $1 million prize,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli.
“The prize was won during the recent Powerball jackpot run where the jackpot reached a staggering $1.78 billion. During the jackpot run, Michigan Lottery players won more than $12.5 million in prizes.”
Blunt matched the five white balls in the Sept. 1 drawing to win the big prize: 08-23-25-40-53. She bought her winning ticket at the CVS, located at 18585 East Warren Avenue in Grosse Pointe.
