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Recreational Therapist From Fort Washington Wins $100,000 on Scratch-Off

September 23, 2025

A recreational therapist from Fort Washington received some monetary rehabilitation thanks to a big lottery win. Part of his rehab exercise included pinching himself to determine if what he was seeing what was real. It was, indeed, real, and the Prince George’s County man claimed a $100,000 top prize Sept. 22 at Lottery headquarters in [...]

The Week in Winners: $1.9 Million Multi-Match Win in Lanham Biggest of Week’s Lottery Hauls

September 22, 2025

The Powerball frenzy may have subsided, but Maryland’s in-state jackpot game, Multi-Match, made someone a millionaire in Lanham this past week while a $200,000 scratch-off was sold in Baltimore. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $28.5 million in prizes during the week of Sept. 15-21, including 32 tickets worth $10,000 [...]

Harford Mom’s Proxy Powerball Purchase for Busy Daughter Brings $50K Win

September 22, 2025

A mother and daughter from Harford County are serious when it comes to having fun playing the Maryland Lottery, and that led to one of them picking up a $50,000 third-tier prize in the aftermath of the recent Powerball jackpot roll. It was the mom who bought the ticket, which matched five of the six [...]

FAST PLAY Keno Game Brings $30,000 Win for Skeptical Germantown Man

September 19, 2025

A Montgomery County man who usually plays scratch-offs was urged to try FAST PLAY. He did and won $30,000, even though it took four confirmations to convince him. Last week, the Germantown resident was with his daughter at Wisteria Beer and Wine, about to purchase some of his favorite scratch-off games when he had a [...]

$1.9 Million-Winning Multi-Match Ticket Sold in Lanham

September 19, 2025

Check your tickets if you purchased a Multi-Match ticket in Lanham for last night’s drawing as someone hit the $1.9 million jackpot in the area. The winning ticket was sold at the BP station at 9701 Annapolis Road. The winning numbers for the Sept. 18 drawing were: 6, 14, 16, 24, 38 and 40. The [...]

JURASSIC PARK Scratch-Off Highlight of New Maryland Lottery Games

September 19, 2025

Four new Maryland Lottery scratch-off tickets go on sale Sept. 19, highlighted by a $5 JURASSIC PARK ticket with a second-chance component that gives players a chance to win a trip to Hawaii and chance to win up to $1 million while there. The JURASSIC PARK game has a top prize of $50,000. Non-winning JURASSIC [...]

Baltimore Native and Ravens Fanatic Celebrates $200,000 Top Prize on Ravens X10 Scratch-off

September 18, 2025

A proud Baltimore native and lifelong Ravens fan became the first $200,000 top prize winner on the Maryland Lottery’s $10 Ravens X10 scratch-off. The longtime Lottery player stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters to share her exciting story. The winner, who’s been playing Maryland Lottery games for more than 40 years, said she enjoys playing for [...]

Lunchtime Tradition Brings $40K Keno Win

September 17, 2025

A woman from York County, Pa., loves the number 7 and loves to play Keno. On Sept. 11, that winning combination put a $40,000 winning ticket in her pocket while she was having lunch in Harford County, on the Maryland side of the border. The retiree has a tradition of visiting Maryland and going out to lunch with [...]

Washington County Woman Claims $50,000 Lottery Prize On First Ticket Buy

September 17, 2025

A Washington County woman’s first-time playing Bonus Match 5 coincides with her first very first win on a Maryland Lottery ticket. At $50,000, it was a big one. There was no rhyme or reason for why she chose to play. She just wanted to try her luck. Thanks to a Bonus Match 5 quick pick [...]

Maryland Lottery Selects Four Artists for Maryland Treasures Scratch-Off

September 16, 2025

The Maryland Lottery is proud to announce the selection of four winners in the Maryland Treasures Art Contest. The winning artwork was chosen from nearly 2,200 entries, and will be featured on the Maryland Treasures scratch-off ticket, which will go on sale in March 2026. The Lottery launched the contest on July 1, inviting Maryland [...]

Aberdeen Racetrax Fan Seeking Refuge from Construction Noise Wins $36,157

September 16, 2025

Driven out of his home by the noise of remodeling work, a car salesman from Aberdeen sought some peace and quiet with a neighbor. The ruckus and the visit were two of three factors that produced the biggest Maryland Lottery win of the Harford County man’s life. The third? His love of Racetrax. “I just [...]

District Heights Woman ‘Nearly Fell on the Floor’ After $50,000 Scratch-off Win

September 16, 2025

A longtime Maryland Lottery player from District Heights reports that she nearly fell on the floor when she realized she had won $50,000 on the $5 scratch-off Cash Blast. She bought the ticket at the Safeway store at 10276 Southern Maryland Boulevard in the Calvert County community of Dunkirk, she said Sept. 12 when she [...]

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 [...]