Author Archives: Melanie Losover

Lucky Dad Finds $30,000 Surprise Hiding in Holiday Gift of Scratch-offs

Wins top prize in Peppermint Payout game His mother-in-law’s tradition of packing scratch-offs into holiday cards for the family to enjoy at Christmas brought much more than fun and games to their celebration this year. A Severna Park father discovered a $30,000 top-prize winning Peppermint Payout game in his stash of scratch-offs. He’s the lucky […]

The Week in Winners: Bingo Scratch-offs Deliver Prizes of $500,000 in Gaithersburg, $100,000 in Hanover

Players across the state more than $26.7million in the seven days ending Dec. 25 Bingo-style scratch-off tickets were the hot Lottery games as cold winter temperatures descended across Maryland last week. One player in Gaithersburg landed a $500,000 prize on the $20 game Bonus Bingo X20, and another player in Hanover won $100,000 on the [...]

The Week in Winners: Hyattsville Scratch-Off Player Lands $1 Million Lottery Prize

Players across the state more than $29 million in the seven days ending Dec. 18 A Maryland Lottery player from Hyattsville is a millionaire thanks to a scratch-off ticket redeemed last week, and three other players — one each in Essex, Frederick and Silver Spring — won six-digit prizes in the same timeframe. In all, [...]

Reluctant Pick 5 Player Wins $50,000 Prize

Howard County veteran finds lucky win in June drawing She buys Lottery tickets often enough, a U.S. Navy veteran told Lottery officials this week, that she was set in her ways and didn’t even try playing Pick 5 when it debuted in February. That’s changed, however, now that Pick 5 gave her 50,000 reasons to […]

Local Demolition Man Builds a Fortune with Keno Win

Mt. Airy resident claims $36,000 prize on 5-spot ticket with Bonus multiplier There’s a time to destroy, if you own a demolition company, and a time to build your fortune if you’re a lucky Lottery winner. A Mt. Airy man knows about both situations. He works in demolition and he just won a $36,000 prize […]