Maryland Lottery

November Lottery Fun with Ladies Football, Ravens & College Football

November 1, 2025

As the weather gets colder, November Lottery events start to heat up. There’s plenty of football fun with two Ravens home games, a Ravens event for female fans, two local college football games and a walk/race on the Bay Bridge. We start the month at M&T Bank Stadium on Monday, Nov. 3 for a Ravens [...]

Germantown Shop Sells $50,000 Bonus Match 5 Winner, 39th Top Tier of ’25

October 31, 2025

A Maryland Lottery Bonus Match 5 player in Germantown is the latest person to win a top tier $50,000 prize on the game, having matched all five numbers in the Oct. 30 drawing. The ticket was sold the day of the drawing at Kingsview Beer and Wine at 3406 Kingsview Village Avenue in the Montgomery [...]

Lucky Numbers Inspired by Neighbor’s Address Earn $50,000 Pick 5 Win

October 30, 2025

A longtime Maryland Lottery fan from Prince George’s County is celebrating his latest big win, a $50,000 score on the Pick 5 game. Accompanied by his son, the winner stopped by Lottery headquarters on Oct. 30 to claim his prize and share the story behind his winning number choice. The winner, who describes himself as [...]

Low-Key Kent County Man Quietly Celebrates $50,000 Pick 5 Win

October 30, 2025

A Kent County man was checking his Pick 5 tickets at a Maryland Lottery retailer and was amazed when he realized he had won $50,000. He didn't say anything to anyone and left the store. "I had to keep it to myself. I went home and told my wife,” the winner said Oct. 30 when [...]

Dad’s Advice Delivers $34,432.50 Racetrax Win to College Student in Hyattsville

October 30, 2025

A Prince George’s County woman was quick to attribute the $34,432.50 Racetrax prize she claimed Oct. 29 to her father. When claiming her prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, the winner said playing the Lottery is a bond the pair share, and, while the win is a thrill, the best part for her is experiencing [...]

Random Number Leads to $50,000 Pick 5 Win for Silver Spring Woman

October 30, 2025

Lottery luck shined on a Montgomery County woman Oct. 22 as she was out buying groceries. While out, she stopped at a Citgo Station to purchase some Lottery tickets, including a Pick 5 ticket that ended up being a $50,000 winner. In the midst of her errands, she used some extra change to play some [...]

Eastern Shore Woman Claims $100,000 Prize on Scratch-Off Ticket

October 30, 2025

What started out as a store run for snacks ended with an Eastern Shore women scoring a $100,000 prize. The Caroline County player’s mantra of you “must play to win” led her to put down $50 on a $5,000,000 Cash scratch-off ticket that ended up being a second-tier $100,000 winner. The winner visited the Goose [...]

Bowie Man’s Multi-Match Quick Pick Does Trick for $1.9 Million Jackpot

October 29, 2025

A Bowie man is taking home the lottery prize of a lifetime thanks to his purchase of five $2 tickets for the Maryland-only jackpot game Multi-Match. When he matched all six numbers in the Sept. 18 drawing, he hit the jackpot to the tune of $1.9 million, but waited a little more than a month [...]

The Week in Winners: Racetrax Horses with Long Odds Give Players Big Lottery Wins

October 27, 2025

Horses with long odds finished in the money in two Racetrax games, one each on Oct. 24 and Oct. 26, giving players in Baltimore, Fort Washington, Laurel, Suitland, Takoma Park, and Waldorf big paydays last week. On Oct. 24, the first four horses to finish were 12, 11, 10 and 1, resulting in four of [...]

Lottery Winner Donates Ravens Shopping Spree to Kennedy Krieger

October 27, 2025

Douglas Godesky (right) donated his Maryland Lottery Ravens shopping spree prize to Kennedy Krieger patient Kevin DiLegge.

A News Story Leads a Prince George’s County Man to a $50,000 Pick 5 Win

October 24, 2025

Many Lottery players win playing Pick 5 using special numbers derived from things like license plates and birthdays, but, for a Prince George’s County man, a news story delivered his winning digits. The casual Lottery player happened to be watching the news recently when he saw a series of numbers related to one of the [...]

Woman Credits ‘Something’ for her $50,000 Scratch Prize

October 24, 2025

A Carroll County woman has no idea what caused her to spend $20 on Maryland Lottery tickets, but she certainly felt “Something,” and she is certain the action will set up her family for a happier holiday season than she expected. Among the tickets she purchased was a $5 Festive Fortune scratch-off game that ended [...]

Racetrax Winner’s $30,226 Purse Keeps Him on Track for Retirement

October 24, 2025

A Baltimore man is off to the races with an early 2026 retirement at the finish line with a little assist from a $30,226 win Oct. 22 on the Maryland Lottery’s Racetrax game. “This is just good for retirement,” he said Oct. 24 when he claimed his winnings at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. His [...]

Retired Postman Beaming After $100,000 Powerball Win

October 22, 2025

A retired postman from Prince George’s County found himself on a new route to riches, thanks to the Aug. 6 Powerball drawing that gave him a $100,000 payday. He’s not at all new to playing the Lottery, having notched a memorable Pick 5 prize previously. His third-tier Powerball win – which was doubled from $50,000 [...]

License Plate and Phone Numbers Help Man Win $50K on Pick 5

October 22, 2025

John Murphy of Washington, D.C. was inspired to play certain numbers he saw on a license plate and won a $50,000 Pick 5 prize.

D.C. Woman Wins $250,000 on Pick 5 Number that Keeps Popping Up

October 21, 2025

By the time 29000 was drawn for Pick 5 on the evening of Oct. 15, a Maryland Lottery player from Washington, D.C. had already seen the combination twice, which is what prompted her to play it multiple times and win more than $250,000. In addition to playing the combination five times for $1 each, she [...]

Brooklyn Man Scores $100,000 Top Prize Playing Scratch Off In Walmart

October 20, 2025

A longtime Maryland Lottery player from Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood is celebrating a six-digit win after claiming a $100,000 top prize on the Double Your Money scratch-off. When he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on Oct. 17, the winner said that he’s always enjoyed the excitement that comes with scratching a ticket. He [...]

Carroll County Mom, A Casual Lottery Player, Wins $50,000 Scratch Prize

October 20, 2025

A “once in a blue moon” player visited Lottery headquarters in Baltimore Oct. 17 to collect what she described as the biggest prize she’s ever won. While she has no plans for the $50,000 top prize she uncovered scratching a ticket simply named “$” back in August, she says the excitement of that moment remains [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Offs Make Millionaires in Annapolis and Owings Mills

October 20, 2025

Maryland Lottery scratch-offs made millionaires in Annapolis and Owings Mills and two Powerball players who missed the jackpot by a single number still ended up with tickets worth $150,000 and $50,000 in Accokeek and Morningside, respectively. On all games, players won more than $30.1 million across Maryland in the week Oct. 13-19, including 28 tickets [...]

Montgomery County Man’s Favorite Pastime Pays Off to the Tune of $128,772

October 17, 2025

The latest Marylander to win a FAST PLAY progressive jackpot told officials that he sees playing Lottery games after work as a means of stress relief. If so, the Big Money Doubler ticket he bought last weekend relieved $128,772 worth of pressure from his life. The Rockville resident, a federal employee, told us that the [...]