Author Archives: Melanie Losover

Baltimore IT Professional Claims $50,000 Powerball Prize

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

The Week in Winners: $5 Million Scratch-Off in Germantown, $770K Multi-Match in Silver Spring Top Wins

A scratch-off worth $5 million sold in Germantown was the biggest Maryland Lottery win of the past week, edging out a $770,000 Multi-Match jackpot win in Silver Spring and a FAST PLAY score of $125,985 in Annapolis on the hot ticket leaderboard. On all games, players won nearly $34.4 million across Maryland in the week [...]