Melanie Losover – Maryland Lottery

$570,000 Winning Multi-Match Ticket Sold in Columbia

April 17, 2026

We have our second Multi-Match winner of the year thanks to a $570,000-winning ticket that was purchased in Columbia for last night’s drawing. The ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven at 8251 Snowden River Parkway. For selling the winner, the Howard County retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus. The winning numbers for the April 16 [...]

Ms.PAC-MAN™ Scratch-off Among Four New Maryland Lottery Tickets

April 17, 2026

Four new scratch-offs hit stores today: Ms.PAC-MAN, Win $25, $50 or $100, Rose Gold and Diamonds & Gold. The $3 Ms.PAC-MAN scratch-off is designed to resemble a game board and offers instant prizes up to $30,000. Players have three start positions within the maze. Scratch only in the direction of each revealed Ms.PAC-MAN symbol, one [...]

Grand Slams and Home Runs Net Montgomery Village Woman a $6,500 Prize

April 16, 2026

Judith Franco of Montgomery Village quickly became an Orioles fan on April 13 when she won $6,500 as the Contestant of the Game.

Lottery Fun at Events in Baltimore, Bowie, College Park and Westminster

April 16, 2026

The Maryland Lottery events crew is back on the road and we hope to see you at an event this month. We kick off our April schedule this weekend in Bowie for the Savor Bowie Food, Wine and Music Festival on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy [...]

Middle River Barber Wins $50,000 Playing Pick 5

April 16, 2026

A Middle River barber was all smiles after discovering he won $50,000 playing Pick 5 in the April 9 evening drawing. “I was stunned and shocked, but definitely happy,” he said April 13 when he claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The winner, who has been playing the Lottery for more than 20 [...]

Baltimore Woman Claims $50,000 Top Prize on Break the Bank Scratch-Off

April 16, 2026

On April 14, a Baltimore woman claimed the biggest of her four big Lottery prizes in the past four years. After winning $2,500 and $5,000 prizes on Pick 4 and then a $10,000 prize on a 50X the Cash scratch-off, she’s stopped by Lottery headquarters April 14 with a winning Break the Bank scratch-off worth [...]

Brandywine Player Wins Two Pick 5 Prizes in One Drawing

April 16, 2026

A military veteran who enjoys the Maryland Lottery Pick games had an excellent week as he was among many winners in the April 9 evening Pick 5 drawing when the combination 10110 hit. Not only did the Prince George’s man take home a $50,000 top prize thanks to a $1 bet, he also played a [...]

Gaithersburg Couple Adds Powerball to Usual Scratch-off Purchase, Wins $50K

April 16, 2026

In late December, a Powerball jackpot that was climbing past $1 billion caught the attention of a pair of Lottery scratch-off fans in Montgomery County. While the ticket they bought didn’t get them that jackpot, the $50,000 win they did find still had them smiling when they claimed three months later. “We usually buy a [...]

Annapolis Man Finds $500,000 Scratch Prize on Grocery Trip

April 14, 2026

As he and his wife pulled into the parking lot of the Walmart in Severn last month, an Anne Arundel County man remembered that the store had recently sold a $1 million-winning scratch-off ticket. That information encouraged the couple to seek out the Lottery vending machine while doing their grocery shopping. While a half-a-million-dollar winning [...]

Riverdale Woman in Shock Over $2 Million Lottery Prize

April 13, 2026

A Riverdale woman, who won a $2 million top prize on the $30 200X the Cash scratch-off, had trouble believing it was the real deal. “She’s been asking me all the time, ‘Do you think it’s real?’” her husband said April 10 when the two claimed the windfall at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. By the [...]

The Week in Winners: $2 Million Scratch-off Win Leads Maryland Lottery’s Top Prizes of the Week

April 13, 2026

A Riverdale resident landed the Maryland Lottery’s largest prize of the past week — a $2 million win on the 200X the Cash scratch-off ticket. Meanwhile, another scratch-off and a Powerball ticket each delivered $500,000 prizes in Severn and Largo, respectively. Pick 5 players had a strong week as well, with five $50,000 winning tickets [...]

Takoma Park Man Claims Top Prize on $100,000 Scratch-Off

April 13, 2026

A Takoma Park man walked into a convenience store as a regular customer and walked out feeling like a celebrity after winning a $100,000 top prize on a $100,000 Crossword scratch-off. The player, who enjoys playing scratch-offs a few times a week, often purchases his tickets at 7-Eleven. While he typically plays in-store with friends, [...]

Retired Baltimore Nursing Assistant Wins $100,000 on Scratch-Off

April 13, 2026

A retired nursing assistant from Baltimore found herself passing by a Lottery machine while exiting a Walmart. With $20 to spare, she bought three scratch-off tickets. She first tried her hand at the newly released 2nd edition of the THE BIG SPIN scratch-off. Without much luck on the $5 ticket, she spent her remaining $10 [...]

Baltimore Man Enters Winner Circle With $31,233 Racetrax Win

April 13, 2026

An occasional Lottery player who just wanted a snack went into a convenience store and ended up leaving with not only the snack but also a $31,233 win on the popular game Racetrax. Edwin Sosa was on his way home from work March 21 when Lottery luck shined on him. The auto body technician stopped [...]

Retired Police Officer in Prince George’s Nabs a $50,015 Bonus Match 5 Prize

April 10, 2026

He’s a frequent player, a Prince George’s County man told lottery officials April 7 when in Baltimore to claim his latest win, a $50,015 score on Bonus Match 5. He enjoys all of the Lottery’s offerings though, for obvious reasons, Bonus Match 5 is now his favorite game. “Over the course of a month I [...]

Hyattsville Woman Claims $100,000 Lottery Prize, 14 years after $50K Win

April 9, 2026

Cheryl of Hyattsville was on her way to a bingo game when she bought a Lottery scratch-off that delivered a $100,000 prize.

Retired CEO from Nottingham Claims $50,000 Prize on Scratch-Off

April 9, 2026

A retired CEO from Nottingham wanted to add some extra excitement to his usual round of lottery play, so he made an executive decision and bought two of the $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off tickets. He ended up winning a $50,000 third-tier prize on the $50 game. The tickets were purchased at his usual place of Lottery [...]

$250,000 Lottery Win Leaves Elkton Man Screaming in His Car

April 9, 2026

James Frazer, an Elkton native who has enjoyed playing scratch-off tickets for about 15 years, found himself screaming in his car when he realized he’d won $250,000 on the Money scratch-off. He claimed the prize April 6 at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore and shared his story of winning big. James recalls stopping at the Royal [...]

First-Time Player Wins $50,000 on Mosaic Money Scratch-Off

April 7, 2026

A Catonsville man says his first-ever Maryland Lottery purchase turned into a $50,000 win on a $5 Mosaic Money scratch-off. The self-described Lottery skeptic said April 7 after he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore he decided to try his luck after witnessing another customer cash in a sizable prize at a gas [...]

The Big Spin Wheel Awards $100K and $50K to Lottery Players

April 7, 2026

Tony Lightner, from Baltimore, plans on sleeping soundly after he won $100,000 on The Big Spin Wheel. The second edition of THE BIG SPIN scratch-off game arrived at Maryland Lottery retailers on March 20, and last week two players had the chance to visit Lottery headquarters to give The Big Spin Wheel a whirl and [...]