The Montgomery County man, who is a “once-in-a-while” lottery player, bought aPowerball ticket while stopping for gas in Gaithersburg on Aug. 16, according to an Aug. 21 news release by the Maryland Lottery. The auto industry worker had no idea the ticket he bought would be worth a $50,000 prize, officials said.

Another Arizona lottery player won more than $1 million this week. Here's what to know, including where the ticket was sold and how much it was worth.

A man gave his wife a lottery ticket to scratch as he pumped gas in North Carolina — then they won $1 million. Robert and Jennifer Lee of Pender County have now claimed one of the top prizes in the Emerald 10’s scratch-off game, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced Aug. 22.

Trena Nicholson of Hamlet could not contain her excitement when she won the first $2 million top prize in the new Ruby Red 7's game. “I was jumping up and down screaming,” she said. Her ticket was from Speedway on West Hamlet Ave. Congratulations, Trena! https://t.co/RRV02xPZyX pic.twitter.com/RuXbmeZPcV

Jeffrey Douglas, a resident of Cherryville, N.C., picked up the fated scratch-off lottery ticket from Times Turn Around on East Main Street in Lincolnton, N.C. on Sunday, Aug. 17, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery.

The winning ticket, worth $1,473,612, was sold at a Walmart in Green Valley near Interstate 19 and Nogales Highway. Unlike the Powerball and Mega Millions, the Triple Twist is only offered in Arizona. It’s a daily game where players choose six numbers from 1 to 42 for a chance to win. The jackpot starts at $200,000.

Tennessee lottery officials said Thursday that the winning ticket was sold at the Mapco gas station on Central Avenue in the Cooper-Young neighborhood. The "lucky player in Memphis" matched five numbers with the Power Play option in Wednesday night's drawing to win the money, officials said.

A H-E-B on the San Antonio's Northeast side sold one lucky customer a $1 million winning ticket, the Texas Lottery website states. It was purchased at the store's checkout counter located at 17238 Bulverde Road, San Antonio, TX, 78247 — not far from Friesenhahn Park and the Northern Hills Golf Course.