Three Powerball players in Maryland missed the jackpot by one number in the drawing last night (Dec. 10), including one in Lanham whose ticket is worth $1 million. No one matched all six numbers, so the jackpot rolled to an annuity value of $1 billion with a cash option of $461.3 million.
The $1 million winner matched all of the first five balls drawn, but not the red Powerball. The other two matched four of the five white balls plus the red Powerball for wins of $150,000 in Hughesville and $50,000 in Bel Air, respectively.
No one has matched all six Powerball numbers since Sept. 6, when players in Texas and Missouri split a jackpot with an annuity value of $1.787 billion.
The current annuity jackpot of $1 billion is the seventh largest since the inception of Powerball in 1992.
None of the three winning tickets for the Dec. 10 drawing in Maryland has been claimed. They are:
- A $1 million second-tier ticket sold the day of the drawing at the at 7-Eleven at 7730 Finns Lane in Lanham (Prince George’s);
- A $150,000 third-tier ticket with the Power Play option added sold the day of the drawing at the Jameson-Harrison American Legion Post 238 at 6265 Brandywine Road in Hughesville (Charles); and
- A $50,000 third-tier ticket sold the day of the drawing at Klein’s Shoprite at 223 North Main Street in Bel Air (Harford).
The Lottery encourages all of the winners to sign their tickets and put them in safe places. All tickets worth more than $25,000 must be claimed by appointment through Lottery headquarters within 182 days of the drawing date.
In the time since last jackpot was hit on Sept. 6, a total of 16 players, including the three from last night, have won prizes of $50,000 or more. The large wins prior to the Dec. 10 drawing are:
- A $1 million ticket for the Sept. 13 drawing sold the day of the drawing at Chesapeake Liquors at 8853 Branch Avenue in Clinton (unclaimed as of Dec. 11);
- A $150,000 ticket for the Oct. 18 drawing sold Oct. 16 at Keller’s Market at 15624 Livingston Road in Accokeek (claimed);
- A $100,000 ticket for the Nov. 1 drawing sold Oct. 28 at Jimmie’s Paddock at 4740 Crain Highway in White Plains (unclaimed as of Dec. 11);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Nov. 19 drawing sold the day of the drawing at the Safeway grocery store at 1781 Forest Drive in Annapolis (claimed);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Nov. 26 drawing sold Nov. 25 at Dollar Plus at 108 South Broadway in Baltimore (unclaimed as of Dec. 11);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Nov. 26 drawing sold the day of the drawing at Harris Teeter at 1801 Whetstone Way in Baltimore (claimed);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Sept. 10 drawing sold the day of the drawing at All in One at 1327 Policy Drive in Belcamp (claimed);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Sept. 29 drawing sold the day of the drawing at Quick Mart at 6920 German Hill Road in Dundalk (claimed);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Sept. 20 drawing sold the day of the drawing at the Royal Farms at 7910 Shipley Homestead Drive in Hanover (claimed);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Oct. 18 drawing sold the day of the drawing at the Exxon station at 6500 Suitland Road in Morningside (unclaimed as of Dec. 11);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Dec. 1 drawing sold the day of the drawing at the Shell station at 30 Main Street in Reisterstown (claimed);
- A $50,000 ticket for the Nov. 15 drawing sold the day of the drawing at Silver Spring Cheese & Wine at 8746 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring (unclaimed as of Dec. 11); and
- A $50,000 ticket for the Exxon station at 12601 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring (unclaimed as of Dec. 11).
Powerball has made many Maryland winners along the way. Since this roll began on Sept. 7, Powerball players in the state have won $7.1 million in prizes. Since the roll began, Powerball sales in Maryland have reached $34.6 million. Maryland Lottery retailer commissions are nearly $2 million, while estimated return to the state from sales of Powerball tickets is $8.6 million. About 25 cents of each dollar in sales goes to the State General Fund.
The last time a Maryland player won the Powerball jackpot was on Jan. 20, 2021. The $731.1 million annuity value ticket was sold at Coney Market in the Allegany County community of Lonaconing. The prize was claimed by an anonymous winner.
Powerball tickets are $2, with drawings held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Both the Powerball and Double Play drawings have nine different prize tiers, with Powerball ranging from $4 up to the jackpot and Double Play ranging from $7 to $10 million.
