Baltimore player’s random stop leads to million

3Baltimore man calling himself ‘Mr. Lion Grass’ claims $1,000,004 Powerball prize

Pikesville, MD – A Baltimore man who goes by the name “Mr. Lion Grass” is celebrating a $1,000,004 Powerball win after purchasing a ticket at a gas station in Pikesville for the September 3 drawing.

The winner, who prefers to remain anonymous under the alias, matched all five white balls on one of his ticket combinations to land the $1 million second-tier prize. An additional $4 came from a separate line on the ticket that matched the red Powerball number alone, bringing the total prize to $1,000,004.

Although he normally buys his lottery tickets at a Sunoco near his home, a change in routine led him to the Slade BP gas station at 524 Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, where he ended up purchasing the lucky