Maryland Lottery

Lottery Offers Reminder to ‘Gift Responsibly’ This Holiday Season

December 2, 2025

Annual campaign expands to include ‘Too Young to Bet’ message As holiday-season festivities get underway and you’re shopping for the family and friends on your list, the Maryland Lottery encourages you to play and gift responsibly and remember that Lottery tickets are not an appropriate gift for children. Maryland Lottery and Gaming is once again [...]

Burtonsville Woman Wins $50,000 Thanks to Powerball Quick Pick

December 15, 2025

A Burtonsville woman was at home having dinner one night and suddenly thought about trying her luck with Powerball. She asked her husband to go out and buy her a ticket. He went and bought her $20 worth of Powerball quick pick tickets. The winner’s timing was perfect as the last line of her 10 [...]

Gwynn Oak Lottery Stop Leads to $50,000 Pick 5 Payday

December 15, 2025

A Baltimore-area native who has been faithfully playing Maryland Lottery games for more than 40 years is celebrating a $50,000 Pick 5 win, one he says was “a long time coming.” The player has enjoyed plenty of luck over the years with scratch-offs, Pick 4, and Pick 5 games. Every now and then, he also [...]

The Week in Winners: Six in Maryland Miss Powerball Jackpot by One, Winning $50,000 to $1 Million

December 15, 2025

No one has matched all six Powerball numbers since early September, pushing the jackpot to more than $1 billion. But in last week’s three drawings, six Powerball players in Maryland were off by one, matching five of six winning numbers for prizes ranging from $50,000 to $1 million. The six big Powerball tickets were among [...]

$1 Million Powerball Prize Leaves Lanham Winner Too Shaken to Drive

December 12, 2025

“Nina Anonymous” was shaking so much when she realized she had won $1 million in the Dec. 10 Powerball drawing that she needed her husband to drive her to work.

Returned Favor Delivers $100,000 Scratch-off Win in Silver Spring

December 12, 2025

A Silver Spring man, who was in Baltimore on Dec. 11 to collect a Double Your Money scratch-off prize, said his story of winning began when he lent a hand to a family member last month. That kindness was returned in the form of a $100,000 top-prize-winning ticket. “I was on the phone with him [...]

Baltimore Man Stunned After Usual Numbers Give Him $50K Pick 5 Win

December 12, 2025

Bernard Blair Jr., of Baltimore is all smiles after his lucky number 36078 was picked in the Dec. 9 evening Pick 5 drawing.

Bethesda Player Cracks Combination for $111,971 FAST PLAY Jackpot

December 11, 2025

It was late November when a Lottery player from Montgomery County was engaged in a favorite activity: playing Lottery games. Among the purchases to be checked was a $5 FAST PLAY Cash Combination progressive jackpot ticket, which turned out to be a $111,971 winner. The Bethesda resident, who plays all Lottery games aside from Racetrax, [...]

$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Lanham as Jackpot Soars to $1 Billion

December 11, 2025

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 [...]

Prince George’s Player’s New Scratch-Off Strategy Yields $100,000 Win

December 11, 2025

An enthusiastic Maryland Lottery scratch-offs player from Prince George’s County says she had a feeling that one day she would win big. Her strategy for making it happen: buying the most recently released tickets she can find. It finally worked. On Dec. 5, the $10 game Red 5’s Doubler showed up in stores. On Dec. [...]

Dorchester County Crossword Fan Wins $100,000 Scratch-Off Prize

December 9, 2025

An avid fan of Maryland Lottery crossword-themed scratch-offs won the fifth out of nine top-tier $100,000 prizes on the $10 $100,000 Crossword 9th Edition game. “I love the crosswords,” the winner, a resident of Dorchester County, said Dec. 9 when she claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. She went on to say she [...]

Retired Salesman in Disbelief After Scoring a $50,000 Powerball Prize

December 9, 2025

A retired salesman from Carroll County plays either Powerball or Mega Millions once a week. He’s won small prizes in the past, but he was very much in disbelief after learning that his quick-pick Powerball ticket was a $50,000 winner. The Finksburg man made a stop at the Shell gas station at 30 Main Street [...]

$50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Silver Spring as Jackpot Rolls to $930 Million

December 9, 2025

Check your Powerball tickets from the drawing last night (Dec. 8) because a player in Silver Spring missed the jackpot by one number, but still has third-tier winner worth $50,000. The winning Powerball numbers for the drawing are: 8, 32, 52, 56 and 64 the Powerball is 23. The Silver Spring player matched four of [...]

Holiday Raffle Delivers $50,000 Early Bird Winning Ticket in Baltimore

December 8, 2025

Two more raffle drawings remaining, with $1 million prize awarded on Jan. 2 There’s been a chill in the air, but the Maryland Lottery Holiday Raffle is heating things up for someone who bought their ticket in Baltimore City. The winner in the second Early Bird Drawing is ticket number 029641, which was sold Nov. [...]

The Week in Winners: Reisterstown Powerball Ticket Narrowly Misses Jackpot as Lottery Players Win $31.4M

December 8, 2025

Maryland Lottery scratch-off players in Manchester and Whiteford each won $100,000 in the past week, while a Powerball player in Reisterstown missed winning a jackpot that’s approaching $1 billion by one number. The Reisterstown Powerball player matched four of the first five numbers drawn plus the Powerball number, delivering a $50,000 prize in the Dec. [...]

St. Mary’s Ravens Fan in Commanders Territory Wins $50,000 on Pick 5

December 5, 2025

When a St. Mary's County man played his favorite numbers and those five digits -10238 - were picked at midday on Dec. 2, his $1 straight bet gave him a $50,000 top prize. The school bus driver said Dec. 4 when he claimed his winnings at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore he doesn't play every drawing, but he is [...]

Harlem Globetrotters Scratch-off Offers Chance to Sit on the Bench with the Team

December 5, 2025

Four new Maryland Lottery scratch-offs hit stores today (Dec. 5), highlighted by a $2 Harlem Globetrotters ticket with a second-chance component awarding 31 winners exciting courtside experiences at a Harlem Globetrotters game. The ticket also has offers six instant top prizes of $10,000. The Maryland Lottery, in partnership with lottery vendor EQL Games, is the [...]

$50,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Win Changes Player’s View on Luck

December 4, 2025

A Baltimore man says he feels like he struck gold after uncovering a $50,000 top prize on the Deluxe Crossword scratch-off game. A proud Baltimore native, the winner said Dec. 3 when he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters that he never considered himself lucky -- until now. He purchased the winning ticket on a [...]

Carroll County Best Friends Focus on Family with $100,000 Lottery Win

December 4, 2025

Two longtime best friends have been thankful for their many Lottery wins over the years, but a $100,000 Silver Bell Bucks scratch-off win left half of the team breathless. The Carroll County duo have a system, they reported Dec. 3 when they claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. “She plays. I go in [...]

Commanders Fan in Laurel Wins $50,000 on Ravens Scratch-off

December 3, 2025

A Washington Commanders fan from Prince George’s County is celebrating a Ravens win. Not the actual team, but rather his $50,000 win on the Ravens X10 scratch-off game. Though he does not root for the Ravens, he enjoys playing the Ravens scratch-off. “I keep playing it because I win a little here and there,” he [...]

Forestville Grandmother Wins $50K on JURASSIC PARK Scratch-off

December 3, 2025

Angela Martinez-Gomez, of Forestville, was all smiles after she won $50,000 on the $5 JURASSIC PARK scratch-off.