Author Archives: Melanie Losover

Sister’s Reminder Leads Prince George’s Woman to $50,000 Scratch Off Prize

March 13, 2026
A Prince George’s County medical assistant credits a timely reminder from her sister for a last-minute Lottery stop that resulted in a $50,000 top prize win. Speaking March 12 when she claimed the prize, the family-oriented player said she was driving home after a long day of work when her sister, who shares her love [...]

Casual Pick 5 Player from Upper Marlboro Wins $50,000

March 12, 2026
An Upper Marlboro woman who works in law enforcement was smiling when she checked her tickets and saw she won $50,000 on Pick 5 in the evening drawing on March 10. "I was stunned and shocked, but I was definitely happy," she said. Unlike many Lottery players who purchase tickets daily, this casual player said she [...]

Advice From Stranger Leads Hyattsville Man to $100,000 Scratch-Off Prize

March 11, 2026
A Hyattsville man’s decision to follow advice from a fellow customer at a convenience store turned into a $100,000 Maryland Lottery prize. The player regularly purchases bingo-style scratch-offs, but decided to try something different during a late February visit to the 7-Eleven at 13880 Old Columbia Pike in Silver Spring. He was checking out when [...]

$4 Million-Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Colesville as Jackpot Hits in Illinois

March 11, 2026
A Maryland Lottery player in the Silver Spring area is holding a ticket worth $4 million after last night’s Mega Millions drawing, and a player in Illinois hit the game’s $533 million jackpot. The $4 million winner was purchased at the Giant Foods store at 13490 New Hampshire Avenue in Colesville. The Montgomery County retailer [...]

Warmer Weathers Leads to More Lottery Events this Month

March 10, 2026
With winter hopefully behind us, it’s time to get back outdoors with the Maryland Lottery. This month, we have two running events, the return of baseball with Orioles’ Opening Day and a festival in Timonium. Get on your running shoes because we will be onsite at races the next two Saturdays. On March 14, our [...]

Lanham Man Realizes $150,000 Pick 5 Win, Then Goes Back to Sleep

March 10, 2026
A retired federal employee who plays the Lottery’s daily draw games does so using a list of combinations about which he feels pretty good. How good? Whenever he plays a particular number, he buys the same combination three times. He used this tactic March 2 on Pick 5 with 85230 as his feel-good combination. No [...]

The Week in Winners: FAST PLAY Puts $141,462 in College Park Player’s Pocket for Week’s Top Win

March 9, 2026
Two FAST PLAY tickets, one in College Park for $141,462 and the other in Frederick for $83,201, gave Maryland Lottery players the biggest wins of the week. Eight other tickets worth $50,000 or more were sold in Baltimore, Bowie Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Lanham and Laurel. Statewide, the Lottery paid more than $31.1 million in prizes from [...]

Washington County Woman Plans Home Renovations After $50,000 Win

March 6, 2026
A relative newcomer to Lottery scratch-offs who lives in Washington County got a big surprise on a relatively new scratch-off game: a $50,000 prize. “I just started playing scratch-offs about a year ago,” the public safety employee said March 6 when she claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. “It’s just something fun to [...]