Melanie Losover – Maryland Lottery

Baltimore Man Who Calls Himself ‘Lion Grass’ Claims $1,000,004 Powerball Prize

September 16, 2025

“Mr. Lion Grass” from Baltimore won a $1 million second-tier prize in the Sept. 3 Powerball drawing.

Lunch Break Brings $50,499 FAST PLAY Win for District Heights Player

September 15, 2025

Prince George’s County Lottery fan “Suga F” will have an extra special turkey day after winning the first FAST PLAY Cash Combination progressive jackpot!

Business Owner From Walkersville Misses Powerball By One, Wins $50,000

September 15, 2025

A Maryland business owner’s casual Powerball purchase turned into a $50,000 payday when he matched five of six Powerball numbers in the Sept. 6 drawing. The winner, who stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters Sept. 11 accompanied by his wife, said the timing of the win couldn’t be better. The player said he and his wife [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Millionaire Tops Lottery Leaderboard as Players Won $31.2 Million Last Week

September 15, 2025

The excitement of a massive Powerball jackpot had subsided by the beginning of last week after a $1.787 billion prize in the Sept. 6 drawing was shared by tickets sold in Missouri and Texas. But there is a chance for a substantial win in every drawing, as demonstrated by a Maryland Lottery player in Prince [...]

Non-Football Fan from Nottingham Wins $50,000 on Ravens X10 Scratch-off

September 12, 2025

The Ravens may be off to a disappointing start after week 1’s heartbreaking defeat, but a man from Nottingham – who isn’t even a football fan – is a big winner, thanks to the Maryland Lottery’s Ravens X10 scratch-off. The warehouse worker was shopping in Perry Hall and decided to buy a scratch-off at the [...]

Jackpot Chasers in Charles County Miss Massive Money by one, but Win $150K

September 12, 2025

A lottery team who work together whenever a climbing jackpot makes the news are well pleased having won more than $150,000, even though they – like millions of other Americans – were dreaming about a much larger prize. It was Powerball’s near-historic jackpot roll, which topped out at $1.7 billion, that inspired their recent lottery [...]

Gaithersburg Store Sells First FAST PLAY 20X Cash Winner for $311,795

September 12, 2025

Someone’s weekend got off to a great start after buying one of the new FAST PLAY 20X Cash tickets Thursday evening, Sept. 11, in Gaithersburg and winning a $311,795 progressive jackpot. The $20 FAST PLAY ticket was released Monday, Sept. 8, and the winning ticket sold in Gaithersburg was the first progressive jackpot-winner purchased. It was [...]

September Lottery Events Filled with Fun, Music and Football

September 11, 2025

Fall is almost here and the Maryland Lottery has a full slate of events on hand for the rest of September. You’ll find us in Baltimore City, along with Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Prince George’s counties. We kick off this weekend on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Westminster for the annual Maryland Wine Festival. We’ll be [...]

Happy Accident Boosts Baltimore County Woman’s Pick 5 Prize to $150,000

September 11, 2025

Her off-and-on style of playing the Maryland Lottery won her the first $100,000, but a Baltimore County woman’s mistake, initially costing her $2, increased her Pick 5 win to $150,000 in the Sept. 8 drawing. She doesn’t play all the time, but when she buys tickets, it’s always for the next two drawings. While claiming [...]

Suitland Grandmother Wins $34,775 on Racetrax with Quick Pick

September 11, 2025

A Suitland woman recalled looking up at the Racetrax monitor at with a big smile when she realized she won $34,775 on the animated horse race game. The Prince George County resident said Sept. 11 after she claimed her prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore that she had been using her birth date as a [...]

Special Numbers Yield $50,000 Powerball Win for Halethorpe Man

September 11, 2025

Everyone was watching the Powerball jackpot as it grew to $1.787 billion before it was won on tickets in Missouri and Texas. A lottery fan in Halethorpe made sure he purchased tickets the day before the Sept. 6 drawing. Good thing he did because, while he didn’t hit the jackpot, he was one of five [...]

Bonus Match 5 Newcomer From Baltimore Wins $50,000 Top Prize

September 11, 2025

He’s a regular player, a Baltimore resident said on Sept. 9 when he claimed his $50,000 prize on one of two or three tickets he had purchased. Typically, his tickets consist of one of the daily Pick games or scratch-offs. What you wouldn’t find in his Lottery collection, at least until mid-August, was a Bonus [...]

$50K Winners on Sept 10: Bonus Match 5 in Berlin, Powerball in Belcamp

September 11, 2025

Check your tickets from the Sept. 10 Powerball and Bonus Match 5 drawings because one of each of those tickets is worth $50,000. The winning Bonus Match 5 ticket was sold at Ocean Downs Casino at 10218 Racetrack Road in Berlin. The third-tier Powerball winner was sold at All in One Convenience Store at 1327 [...]

Lottery Enthusiast from Salisbury Scratches for a Second Big Win: $100,000

September 11, 2025

A passionate Maryland Lottery player from Salisbury made the trek to Baltimore Sept. 10 to claim a $100,000 top prize on the $100,000 Crossword 8th Edition scratch-off, marking her second big Lottery prize. She recalled after claiming her winnings that she won a $10,000 prize more than a decade ago. “I love the bingo and [...]

Howard County Man Adds $50K Scratch-off Win to a Great 2025

September 10, 2025

A Howard County man has been on a roll in life and it just got even better as he was a $50,000 winner on a $5,000,000 Fortune Maryland Lottery scratch-off. "It was my birthday in August and now I won on a scratch-off. I'm retiring soon and my first grandchild is on the way," the winner said with a smile. [...]

Fort Washington Man Claims His Second $50,000 Prize Thanks to Powerball

September 10, 2025

It was seven years ago when Daryl Colter of Fort Washington claimed a $50,000 Bonus Match 5 prize. More recently, he tried his luck with $10 worth of Powerball quick pick tickets and, though he didn’t score that elusive jackpot prize, he did end up with $50,000 third-tier prize. During the recent Powerball mania when [...]

Aberdeen Great Grandmother Wins $50,000 for Second Time in 2025

September 10, 2025

“Ms. Bee” of Aberdeen won $50,000 twice in 2025, this time on the Ice scratch-off.

Three is the Magic Number for Bonus Match 5 as Three Players win $50K

September 10, 2025

Last night’s Bonus Match 5 drawing produced three $50,000 winners in three communities across the state: Bladensburg, Chevy Chase and Glen Burnie. The top-tier winning numbers drawn on Sept. 9 are all divisible by 3, being: 3, 6, 9, 18, 27. The Bonus Ball is 25 (which, of course, is not divisible by 3, but [...]

Cumberland Man Surprised by $140,569 FAST PLAY Win

September 10, 2025

Cumberland resident Scott Twigg won’t stop working, but a $140,569 win on the FAST PLAY Lucky Numbers game will put him on track for a major lifestyle change.

Easton Man Trembles in Disbelief After a $50,000 Powerball Win

September 10, 2025

Just this past Saturday, Sept. 6, an Easton man, along with millions of other people, was scrambling to get a hold of that $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot. The jackpot win may have eluded everyone in Maryland, but it didn’t stop this man from coming away with a $50,000 Powerball prize. When asked after claiming his [...]