Maryland Lottery

Lottery Offers Information, Education for Problem Gambling Awareness Month

March 2, 2026

Play Responsibly is not just a slogan. Maryland Lottery and Gaming puts an emphasis on responsible play at all times, but the effort is elevated in March for Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Throughout March, the Lottery will run a paid advertising campaign focused on responsible play and helping players tell the difference between truths and [...]

Westminster Player Scores Second Bonus Match 5 $50,000 Top Prize in a Year

March 4, 2026

November has become a remarkable month for a Carroll County woman who recently claimed her second $50,000 top prize on the Maryland Lottery’s Bonus Match 5 game in just one year. The Westminster player first experienced the excitement in November 2024 when she won $50,000 playing Bonus Match 5. One year later, in November 2025, [...]

Germantown Granddad Garners $100K Lottery Prize, His Second in 10 Years

March 4, 2026

A longtime Maryland Lottery player from Germantown is celebrating a return to the winner’s circle after two of his Bonus Match 5 tickets delivered prizes totaling $100,060. The Montgomery County grandfather claimed the prize March 3, but that wasn’t his first visit to Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, as he won a $50,000 Bonus Match 5 [...]

Lottery to Reveal Maryland Treasures Artwork on Saturday at Maryland Home + Garden Show

March 4, 2026

Four Maryland artists created images to be featured on upcoming scratch-off ticket Four talented local residents will hold an art exhibition with a Maryland Lottery twist in a special event on March 7 at the Maryland Home + Garden Show in Timonium. Join us for the first public showing of the artwork that will be [...]

Frederick Store Sells $83,201-Winning FAST PLAY World Championship Poker Ticket

March 2, 2026

One Maryland Lottery player kicked off the workweek right thanks to a $83,201 win on the Maryland Lottery’s FAST PLAY World Championship Poker game. The ticket was sold Monday, March 2 at the Sheetz convenience store at 1300 East Patrick Street in Frederick. For selling the ticket, the Frederick County retailer picks up a 1% [...]

Baltimore Counselor Wins $50,000 Thanks to Powerball Double Play Option

March 2, 2026

A Baltimore man is glad he paid the extra $1 for the Double Play option on his Powerball ticket because that’s how he ended up winning $50,000. The counselor checked his Powerball tickets after the first drawing on Feb. 25 and saw he had no matched numbers. But the Double Play option gave him a [...]

The Week in Winners: Severn Player’s Million Dollar Scratch-Off Win Tops Lottery Prize List for Week

March 2, 2026

A scratch-off sold in Severn made a Maryland Lottery player a millionaire and another sold in Parkville turned out to be worth $100,000, topping this week’s list of big winners. Statewide, the Lottery paid more than $31.8 million in prizes from Feb. 23-March 1, including 36 tickets that were worth $10,000 or more. Winners are [...]

Baseball is Back: Contestant of the Game Promotion Offers New VIP Gameday Experience

March 2, 2026

The Maryland Lottery and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) are excited to announce the opportunity for six baseball fans to win an exclusive VIP experience at Camden Yards as part of the 2026 Contestant of the Game second-chance promotion. The FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Walk-Off Winnings game launched today, along with the fan-favorite second-chance promotion. [...]

Silver Spring Retiree Wins $100,000 on Two Pick 5 Tickets

February 27, 2026

A Silver Spring retiree thought he had come up just short when checking his Pick 5 tickets early Tuesday morning (Feb. 24). Instead, he was moments away from discovering he was $100,000 richer. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased several dozen tickets at Wheaton Winery in Silver Spring on the previous day, Feb. [...]

Grandmother’s Special Numbers Give Grandson $50,000 Lottery Win

February 27, 2026

A Prince George’s County man was on an outing with his grandmother on Feb. 21 and, at her urging, decided to play Pick 5. As luck would have it, he won $50,000. The grandmother and grandson were out and about on Saturday morning when the grandmother wanted to play her Lottery numbers. They stopped at [...]

Hagerstown Firefighters Split $50,000 Powerball Prize 16 Ways

February 26, 2026

Another matching number would have made for a massive firehouse celebration in Hagerstown, but, as one of the winners said, a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize was “better than nothing at all!” Back in December when the Powerball jackpot was in the $1 billion range, the number of firefighters at the Hagerstown Regional Airport Station 35 [...]

Greenbelt Mom Takes Home $50,000 on New $5,000,000 LUXE Scratch-Off

February 26, 2026

The new $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off went on sale on Feb. 6 and the first big winner claimed a $50,000 third-tier prize a few days later on Feb. 23. The winner is a Greenbelt woman, who claimed the prize on the $50 game. "I liked it because it was a new game," the big winner said [...]

Severn Man a Millionaire Thanks to $1,000,000 Scratch-Off Win

February 26, 2026

Ryan is a $1 million winner thanks to a scratch-off gifted to him by a stranger who he allowed to go ahead of him in a checkout line.

$50,000 Powerball Double Play Winning Ticket Sold in Pikesville

February 26, 2026

If you made a Powerball purchase in Pikesville, check your ticket because a $50,000 winner was sold for the Feb. 25 Powerball Double Play drawing. The third-tier winner was sold at the 7-Eleven at 620 Reisterstown Road. The winning numbers for the Double Play drawing last night are: 11, 24, 47, 59, 63 and a [...]

Lunch Break Comes With Side of $50,000 for Middle River Lottery Player

February 26, 2026

“Wawa Winner,” of Middle River, plans to switch from playing scratch-offs to draw games after winning a $50,000 prize on the 200X the Cash scratch-off.

In a Rush, Baltimore Lottery Queen’s Quick Scratch Nets $100,000 Prize

February 25, 2026

She’s self-proclaimed Maryland Lottery scratch-off royalty and on Feb. 23, she claimed a king’s ransom of a prize in the form of a $100,000 win on the $10 Red 5’s Doubler game. “I’m a queen with scratch-offs,” the Baltimore woman said. Usually, she enjoys taking her time while scratching the tickets, anticipating a possible win, [...]

Three Generations in Harford Celebrate $30,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Win

February 25, 2026

A Harford County woman visited Lottery headquarters Feb. 23 to claim a prize and says she was accompanied in spirit by her father and grandmother. The three enjoy a family hobby together: scratching Lottery tickets. Their most memorable get-together, she reports, is the most recent thanks to the biggest win any of the three has [...]

Retired Forestville Woman Claims $100,000 Lottery FAST PLAY Prize

February 24, 2026

A retired Prince George’s County woman often finds herself in possession of a Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY ticket, and such was the case on Feb. 16 when she bought $20 worth. The big difference on this occasion: before leaving the store, she got word she would be taking home a $100,000 top prize on the [...]

Texan Finds His Fortune in Maryland with $2 Million Lottery Win

February 23, 2026

Needing a break from long-hauling last month, a truck driver stopped in Washington County for a visit with friends. When it came time to hit the road, his last stop before heading off into the sunset was Lottery headquarters. He couldn’t very well go home without the $2 million he won scratching an Ace of [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-offs Make New Millionaires in Baltimore and Hagerstown

February 23, 2026

Maryland Lottery scratch-off players in Baltimore and Hagerstown became millionaires last week, while two FAST PLAY fans, one each in Clarksburg and District Heights, won six-digit prizes. Statewide the Lottery paid more than $32.6 million in prizes from Feb. 16-22, including 29 tickets that were worth $10,000 or more. Winners are encouraged to sign the [...]