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$40,000 Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold in Hanover

Automatic multiplier under new game format quadruples third-tier prize Mega Millions just got bigger in April and we have our first big winner since the game expanded. The May 6 drawing produced a $40,000-winning ticket purchased in Hanover. Exxon at the Mills at 7671 Arundel Mills Boulevard in Anne Arundel County sold the third-tier winning […]

Birthday Numbers Produce $50,000 Win for Frederick Woman

Claims Pick 5 top prize from April 29 Immediately after telling Lottery officials that the inspiration for the Pick 5 combination that delivered her top-prize win late last month were birthday dates, she made it clear that the birthday wasn’t hers. The Frederick County woman attributed her biggest-ever Lottery win not to random chance, luck […]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Lottery Scratch-Offs Make New Millionaires in Clarksville and Salisbury

Lottery paid more than $33.4 million in prizes for the week, with 29 tickets worth $10,000 or more Maryland Lottery scratch-off tickets made two players, one each in Clarksville and Salisbury, millionaires in the past week, while two other people won prizes of $150,000 and $100,000 each in Mechanicsville and Hyattsville, respectively. Across Maryland, and [...]

Maryland Lottery Earns Top Responsible Gambling Certification

NASPL-NCPG Verification Program recognizes ongoing responsible play efforts   The Maryland Lottery received notification on April 25 that it has earned the highest level of certification in a responsible gambling program that is jointly sponsored by the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). The NASPL-NCPG […]

No Joke: Maryland Lottery Player Wins $150,000 on April Fool’s Day

St. Mary’s County winner claims first More Money top prize A Maryland Lottery player experienced a life-changing April Fools’ Day, but this time, the surprise was no joke. The St. Mary’s County man purchased a More Money scratch-off ticket on April 1, and claimed the game’s $150,000 top prize on April 28. A loyal player […]

Minimal Lottery Expectations Give Way to Maximum Win in Ellicott City

Player ‘almost had a heart attack’ upon realizing he had a million-dollar MONOPOLY™ ticket A Maryland Lottery player from Ellicott City who expects his prizes to be the “bare minimum” got a $1 million shock when he scratched off a $20 MONOPOLY™ X100 ticket. “I almost had a heart attack!” he said April 28 at Maryland Lottery […]

Montgomery County Man’s Lottery Dream Comes True

Wins $50,000 top prize playing Pick 5 A dream turned into reality for a Gaithersburg Lottery player who took home a $50,000 Pick 5 top prize using numbers he saw in a dream. “I’ve had three super-vivid dreams in my life, and they all came true. That’s how I knew this would happen,” the lucky […]