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A Shooting Star Wish Brings $640,000 Win to Queen Anne’s County Woman

Margaret Coursey, of Centreville, made a wish on a shooting star to win Powerball, but ended up with a $640,000 Multi-Match jackpot instead. Husband John was at her side when she claimed her winnings. “I didn’t see it coming,” said Margaret Coursey of her recent brush with good fortune. She won $640,000 playing Multi-Match in [...]

Laurel Man Starts 2026 With $100K Win on Red 5’s Doubler Scratch-Off

A Laurel man is already enjoying 2026 after becoming a $100,000 winner on the Maryland Lottery’s Red 5's Doubler scratch-off. "Let's start off the New Year right," he said with a smile Jan. 5 after claiming his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. After purchasing the ticket, he used a strategy of scratching off all the numbers, [...]

The Week in Winners: Pikesville Holiday Raffle Ticket Makes One of Three Lottery Millionaires in Seven Days

The Maryland Lottery Holiday Raffle final drawing turned a player in Pikesville into a millionaire, while a FAST PLAY ticket in Gaithersburg is also a million-dollar winner and a scratch-off worth $2 million was claimed by an Eastern Shore player, all in the past week. The Holiday Raffle also accounted for 10 of the next [...]

Annapolis Keno Enthusiast Hits for $32,080 on a 10-Spot Game

An avid Keno fan from Annapolis placed a $10 bet with the Super Bonus option for two 10-spot games (for a total ticket price of $60) and brought home a $32,080 win. “That was a nice surprise,” he said New Year’s Eve when he claimed his winnings at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. He was playing [...]

Middle River Woman’s Love of Numbers Leads to $50,000 Bonus Match 5 Win

A Baltimore County woman who says “numbers are my life” visited Maryland Lottery headquarters with a Bonus Match 5 ticket in hand featuring a collection of digits, including a line that won her the game’s $50,000 top prize. “I see numbers everywhere,” the retired federal employee said Dec. 29 after claiming her winnings. “Numbers by [...]

Upper Marlboro Man’s All-In Powerball Strategy Leads to $500,000 Holiday Score

When jackpots get in the range of a billion dollars, a player in Upper Marlboro is one of the many people whose attention is drawn. He made certain to get tickets with all the trimmings and ended up winning a $500,000 Powerball Double Play prize three days before Christmas. “I was looking at that jackpot [...]