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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 [...]

Randallstown Woman Wins $2 Million MONOPOLY X200 Scratch-Off Top Prize

October 17, 2025

A Baltimore County woman has been playing the Maryland Lottery for years and occasionally wins small prizes. She just won her biggest prize to date, taking home a lottery prize that many can only dream of – a $2 million MONOPOLY X200 top prize. The Randallstown woman made a stop at the Giant Food Store [...]

Birthday Luck Brings Baltimore Man a $50,000 Gift

October 17, 2025

The wife of a recent big winner had a great idea when the two were celebrating his birthday at home. She suggested that after dinner, they go buy some Lottery tickets. That suggestion led to a $50,000 win on a $30 Ace of Spades scratch-off. Earlier this month, the two visited the US Fuel at [...]

Virginia Woman Wins $1 Million Top Prize on Maryland Lottery Ticket

October 17, 2025

A Virginia resident experienced the shock of a lifetime after a spontaneous purchase turned into a $1 million win. The lucky player claimed a top prize on the $1 Million Royale scratch-off, and shared her story at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, joined by her son. The winner said she’s been playing the Lottery on and [...]

Baltimore Resident Wins First Second-Chance Promotion Trip to Hawaii

October 17, 2025

James Dabney Jr. of Baltimore is looking forward to trying some Hawaiian food after he won a trip to Hawaii in the JURASSIC PARK second-chance promotion.

Holiday Scratch-offs Return with Popular Cash and Dash Shopping Spree Prize

October 17, 2025

The holiday season will be here before you know it, and the Maryland Lottery is celebrating today with the launch of six new scratch-offs and the return of our Holiday second-chance promotion. For the first time since 2020, the second-chance promotion offers the chance to win a Cash and Dash Shopping Spree in Chicago. Six [...]

Caroline County Man Casts Rod, Hooks $100,000 Prize

October 16, 2025

An avid fisherman from Caroline County reeled in his biggest catch yet, a $100,000 scratch-off prize. The lucky player can thank the $100,000 Cash ticket for his top prize win. The Goldsboro player stopped in the Centreville Citgo over the weekend to play some of his favorite games. He prefers scratch-offs and looks at the [...]

Eastern Shore Woman Plans to Buy New Car with $50,000 Scratch-Off Prize

October 15, 2025

A Somerset County woman took the long drive to Lottery headquarters on Oct. 14 to claim a $50,000 prize on the $10 Double Your Money scratch-off. The Eastern Shore woman recently stopped by the Royal Farms at 30452 Mt. Vernon Road in Princess Anne, and with $10 to spare, she randomly selected the Double Your [...]

October Events Continue with More Football, Dogs, Crab Cakes & More

October 15, 2025

The month of October concludes with more fun with the Maryland Lottery events crew. We’ll take a trip to the far northeast corner of the state for Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill in Cecil County on Saturday, Oct. 18. This is your chance to watch the most advanced form of horse competition. Stop by [...]

Lottery Player From Ocean City Returns to Brooklyn Park, Wins $50,000

October 10, 2025

A new Ocean City resident made the trip back to her old stomping grounds recently, stopped in at a Brooklyn Park convenience store and walked out with a $50,000 Maryland Lottery win. Her top prize win on the $5 Break The Bank scratch-off is the latest – and largest – in the player’s long history [...]

Ocean City Man Buys Lottery Tickets, His Wife Scratches, They Win $50,000

October 10, 2025

Air, arc, arid, cape, fawn, idle, knead and urn are the words that gave a couple from Ocean City a $50,000 payday on a Maryland Lottery Deluxe Crossword 10th Edition scratch-off. “I’m pretty happy,” the husband said Oct. 9 when he claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The pair has a system when [...]

Hagerstown Woman Turns Trip to Doctor into $50K Scratch-off Win

October 9, 2025

Who says a trip to the doctor's office can't be exciting? A Hagerstown woman found out just how exciting when she won $50,000 playing the Lottery scratch-off game All About Cash. "I got bored waiting at the doctor’s," she said Oct. 9 when she claimed her prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. Since she needed to kill [...]

District Player Takes Home First JURASSIC PARK $50,000 Top Prize

October 8, 2025

A Maryland Lottery scratch-off fan from Washington, D.C., claimed the first $50,000 top prize on the new JURASSIC PARK scratch-off game. Good fortune shown on the player late in September when she stopped at a Bethesda retailer on her way to work. The scratch-off fan dropped in at Crescent Convenience in Bethesda on her way [...]