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$50,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Win Changes Player’s View on Luck

December 4, 2025

A Baltimore man says he feels like he struck gold after uncovering a $50,000 top prize on the Deluxe Crossword scratch-off game. A proud Baltimore native, the winner said Dec. 3 when he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters that he never considered himself lucky -- until now. He purchased the winning ticket on a [...]

Carroll County Best Friends Focus on Family with $100,000 Lottery Win

December 4, 2025

Two longtime best friends have been thankful for their many Lottery wins over the years, but a $100,000 Silver Bell Bucks scratch-off win left half of the team breathless. The Carroll County duo have a system, they reported Dec. 3 when they claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. “She plays. I go in [...]

Commanders Fan in Laurel Wins $50,000 on Ravens Scratch-off

December 3, 2025

A Washington Commanders fan from Prince George’s County is celebrating a Ravens win. Not the actual team, but rather his $50,000 win on the Ravens X10 scratch-off game. Though he does not root for the Ravens, he enjoys playing the Ravens scratch-off. “I keep playing it because I win a little here and there,” he [...]

Forestville Grandmother Wins $50K on JURASSIC PARK Scratch-off

December 3, 2025

Angela Martinez-Gomez, of Forestville, was all smiles after she won $50,000 on the $5 JURASSIC PARK scratch-off.

$50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Reisterstown as Jackpot Rolls to $775 Million

December 2, 2025

A Powerball player in Reisterstown missed being a multimillionaire by one number in the Dec. 1, but still walked away with a $50,000 prize. If you bought a ticket at the Shell gas station at 30 Main Street in Reisterstown, you should check it, because that’s the spot where the $50,000 winner was sold. Numbers [...]

Baltimore IT Professional Claims $50,000 Powerball Prize

December 2, 2025

It was at the urging of a sibling that a Baltimore man decided to try his luck playing Powerball. Previously, he didn’t play the numbers at all, but his sister insisted, so the information technology professional bought five quick pick tickets and won $50,000. He bought the tickets at the Harris Teeter grocery store at [...]

Lottery Offers Reminder to ‘Gift Responsibly’ This Holiday Season

December 2, 2025

Annual campaign expands to include ‘Too Young to Bet’ message As holiday-season festivities get underway and you’re shopping for the family and friends on your list, the Maryland Lottery encourages you to play and gift responsibly and remember that Lottery tickets are not an appropriate gift for children. Maryland Lottery and Gaming is once again [...]

Coffee Run Leads Montgomery Woman to a $57,486 FAST PLAY Win

November 26, 2025

A Montgomery County woman went to the store for coffee, but it wasn’t the caffeine that gave her a boost. She heeded the suggestion of her son to try FAST PLAY instead of her usual Pick 3 and Pick 4. The result: a progressive jackpot jolt of $57,486 on the game 7-11-21. The winner bought [...]

Girlfriend’s Reminder and Coffee Stop Lead to $50K Holiday Raffle Win

November 26, 2025

A Lottery enthusiast plans to use some of his $50,000 Early Bird Holiday Raffle prize to pay off his car.

PG County Man Wins A $50,000 Mosaic Money Scratch-off Top Prize

November 26, 2025

A Prince George’s County man is celebrating after claiming a $50,000 top prize on the Mosaic Money scratch-off. The player, who has been trying his hand at Lottery games for two years, visited Lottery headquarters Nov. 25 to claim his winnings and tell of the exciting moment when he realized he had won. The winner [...]

Holiday Raffle’s First $50,000 Early Bird Winner Sold in Rockville

November 24, 2025

Three more raffle drawings still to come with $1 million prize awarded on Jan. 2 The result of the first Maryland Lottery Holiday Raffle Early Bird Drawing is in: The winner of the first $50,000 prize is Ticket Number 037656. The ticket with that number was sold at the 7-Eleven store at 700 Gaither Road [...]

Race Car Enthusiast Plays Motor Number and Wins $100,000 on Pick 5

November 24, 2025

A Prince George’s County racecar enthusiast is revving up the winnings after claiming two $50,000 Pick 5 prizes. His lottery luck was revealed in the Pick 5 evening drawing on Nov. 14 when the numbers 94242 came out straight. Those numbers came from a stock number on a motor the winner purchased for his racecar [...]

The Week in Winners: Pair of Scratch-Offs Deliver $100,000 Prizes in Adelphi, Port Deposit

November 24, 2025

The Powerball jackpot is still rolling, with the big prize sitting at an estimated annuity value of $654 million, with an estimated cash value of $303.2 million for Monday night’s drawing. Maryland saw a $50,000 Powerball winner last week, but the state’s two biggest prizes came on a pair of scratch-offs worth $100,000 each that [...]

Sustained Effort Brings $50K Bonus Match 5 Prize to Germantown Man

November 13, 2025

A Bonus Match 5 player in Germantown who missed playing one day a few years back and ended up not having a ticket when his numbers hit decided to be more vigilant. On Oct. 30, he had another match and, more importantly, the winning ticket. He has a series of several Bonus Match 5 combinations [...]

Germantown Man Wins $62,576 on Racetrax Superfecta Box Bet

November 13, 2025

A man from Germantown received a Racetrax recommendation from a friend a few years back to play horses 9, 10, 11 and 12, which have the longest odds of finishing in the money and the highest potential payoffs. The advice was imparted by a person who claimed to have won a substantial sum betting that [...]

Lost Ticket Triggers Bonus Match 5 Win in Upper Marlboro

November 13, 2025

One lost Lottery ticket led to the purchase of a replacement that turned out to be a winner worth $50,000 for a woman from Upper Marlboro and her nephew. On Nov. 7, the nephew had purchased a ticket for that evening’s Mega Millions drawing, but when the time came to check it, he realized he [...]

St. Mary’s County Woman ‘Breaks the Bank’ with $50,000 Lottery Win

November 12, 2025

A St. Mary’s County woman is celebrating a flooring win after claiming a $50,000 top prize on the $5 Break the Bank scratch-off. The regular player recently visited Lottery headquarters Nov. 10 to claim her prize and share her story. A Lottery enthusiast for more than 25 years, she said her biggest win before this [...]

Ravens Fan Watches Team Win, then Scores $200K on Ravens Scratch-off

November 12, 2025

A Ravens fan from East Baltimore celebrated two wins in two days: she saw her favorite team win on Nov. 9, and then claimed a $200,000 prize the following day on the Ravens X10 scratch-off. The Baltimore woman said she is a casual player and treated herself to a scratch-off as a gift. "It was [...]

Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $965 Million as Two in Maryland win $20,000

November 12, 2025

The Mega Millions jackpot continues to inch toward $1 billion as no one matched all five numbers drawn on Nov. 11, but two people in Maryland, one each in Elkridge and District Heights, matched five of the six numbers for $20,000 third-tier wins. Meanwhile, a Hagerstown Bonus Match 5 player won a $50,000 top prize [...]