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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 […]

The Week in Winners: Fort Washington Has $75,000 Win, as Six Others Across State Hit for $50,000 Each

Lottery paid more than $31.3 million in prizes for the week, with 30 tickets worth $10,000 or more A FAST PLAY ticket worth $75,000 sold in Fort Washington topped the Maryland Lottery big prize list for the past week, and another six tickets worth $50,000 each were sold in Dundalk, Gaithersburg (two), La Plata, Morningside [...]

Military Officer and Wife Win $50K Powerball Double Play Prize

Couple missed $10 million jackpot by one number A Prince George’s County man and his wife, loyal Powerball players, were happy when they checked their Double Play ticket to find they matched four out five numbers along with the Powerball for a $50,000 prize. “This is the first time in 30 years of playing Powerball […]

Fisherman Unknowingly Reels in $50,000 Lottery Win

Somerset County man claims third-tier Powerball prize A Somerset County man and fishing enthusiast was sitting on a hefty Powerball prize, but didn’t realize until weeks later when he discovered the ticket in his glovebox. After rediscovering his forgotten ticket, he scanned it and learned he won a $50,000 prize from the March 29 drawing. […]