Melanie Losover – Maryland Lottery

Westminster and Nottingham Players Winners as They “Go for the Green”

March 6, 2026

A “gift” of green and a chance to win even more? Westminster resident Ryan Baker and Patricia Themelis of Nottingham each won $3,500 and $600 worth of Gifts of Green scratch-off tickets.

Greenbelt Man Hopes to Put $50,000 Lottery Prize to Good Use

March 6, 2026

A longtime Maryland Lottery player from Greenbelt is celebrating a big win after scratching his way to a $50,000 prize. The winner visited Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on March 3 to claim his prize and share the story behind his win. The winner has been playing Lottery games for about 10 years and says [...]

West Virginia Couple Claims Final $100,000 Lottery Holiday Raffle Prize

March 6, 2026

The last of the Maryland Lottery’s Holiday Raffle big prizes was claimed this week when a couple from West Virginia brought a ticket worth $100,000 to Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. And it wasn’t their only win on the game, as they scored prizes of $50 and $500 on the game. The two were in Bethesda [...]

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 [...]

Baltimore Woman Wins $50,000 Top Prize on Gifted Scratch-Off

March 6, 2026

Elona Logan is all smiles after her daughter gave her a Lottery ticket that ended up being a $50,000 winner.

Frederick Woman Wins First Progressive Jackpot on new FAST PLAY Game

March 5, 2026

A Frederick woman stopped for gas on her way to work and bought a $5 FAST PLAY ticket and ended up with an $83,201 progressive jackpot prize. The player, who claimed the prize March 4 at Lottery headquarters, said the win came on the second FAST PLAY ticket she ever purchased. This win came on [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]