Update (10:37 am): Retailer location and commission.
By Todd Northrop
For the first time since Powerball lottery tickets went on sale in Maryland in Jan. 2010, a ticket sold in the state of Maryland won the Powerball jackpot.
The winning ticket, sold at Wine World on Constant Friendship Boulevard in the town of Abingdon, in Harford County, is worth $108.8 million, or $65 million as a lump-sum cash payout. The winner also faces withholdings of 25% for federal taxes and 9.25% for Maryland state taxes.
After tax withholdings, the winner can expect a net payout of around $43 million if they choose the cash option, according to USA Mega's Powerball Jackpot Analysis.
For selling the winning ticket, Wine World will earn a commission of $25,000, Lottery officials said.
The winning numbers for the Sept. 7 Powerball drawing were 3, 5, 18, 27, and 54, with Powerball number 13. The Power Play number was 4.
Aside from the Maryland jackpot winner, another five players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 second-prize win: 1 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from Wisconsin. Three of those winners — 1 each from the states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — also played the Power Play option for an extra $1 per ticket, and will have their prizes elevated to $1 million.
An additional 51 players matched 4 of 5 numbers plus the Powerball number to win $10,000. Seven of those winners also played the Power Play option, increasing their prizes to $40,000.
Abingdon, Maryland, is a small unincorporated community located 25 miles northeast of Baltimore. It was named after Abingdon, England, and was founded by and is the birthplace of William Paca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the third Governor of Maryland.
Now Abingdon will also be known as the town where Maryland's first Powerball jackpot was sold, and perhaps home to a new millionaire.
Hope the winner is a Lottery Post member.
Congratulations to whomever they are! 
well I personally hope thar smart enough to stay anonymous unlike that wiccan wizard ......
Congrats! I hope that it is 1 person & not a lottery pool!
& now it is Pennsylvania's turn for the first big winner here for Mega Millions !!!!!!!!!!
1) PLAY MORE OFTEN FOR LESS LINES.LOTTERY STOP LOSS LIMIT= A SINGLE LINE QUICK PICK PER DRAWING.Hey you never know.
https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/234945/2160879
You could never work in Government !!!!!!!!!!
You don't spend enough !!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations to the winner(s)
At least in Maryland, they have the option to remain anonymous.
I was just saying that we were due for a boozer to win a big Jackpot.
So you can imagine how elated I was to hear the winning ticket was sold at Wine World.
They don't call me the Oracle of the Appalachians for nothing.
Finally, an avowed boozer wins!
Yes I salute the Maryland Winner. I am so happy for him/her/them. Lol!!! Im also thrilled for Md. to finally, finally, finally win the Powerball.
I did win on three tickets a total of $14. But, I would like to be planning on the $43,000,000.
Yay Maryland.
One more thin: Yes, I would remain anonymous!!!!! Always. To fade into the sunlight!
Good for the winner!
And of course for all those saying 'Why Maryland, who not _ _ _ _ _ _', or 'why them, why not me', it's Whine World!
Congratulations to the Maryland Lottery Winner; hope to see more Maryland winners in the future to come!!!!
Congratulation's from Michigan!!
Now the winner can buy their own Wine World.
I'll drink to that!
And the first thing they should do is change the name to Whiskey World or maybe something fancier like The Wonderful World of Whiskey!
And maybe they could sell food items too to get extra foot traffic. I think a good item would be Babe Ruth's Chicken Soup in a Sponge (I jazzed up the name to make it more exciting). I think that would really bring in the clientele. And it has crossover appeal too, it draws in the sports fans as well as the soup fans. I mean c'mon, who doesn't like Babe Ruth? Are you kiddin' me? This is gonna be off the hook!
Wine World is about 10 minutes away from me. But I don't go there. There's two other liquor stores within 5 minutes.
Congratulations to the winner!!!!!
Here I go. Why not me? I just had to say it.
Congrats to her, him or them, but I would be lying if I didn't wish it was me. I'm sure all the other millions of losers do too.
You should've went there wednesday. lol
TONITE !!!!!!!
Pennsylvania's first big win on Mega Millions !!!!!!!
Coming home to Scottdale !!!!!!!!!!!
Congraulations to the Powerball Jackpot winner in Maryland.
You rock Ridge!
Gracious...your're killin' it...
I barely logged on & me already LMAO....
Well, thank ya lil darlin, I'm beholden to ya.