Author Archives: Una Ruth

Closer Look on Lottery Ticket Worth $100,000 for Baltimore Woman

November 9, 2026
A second look at her scratch-off ticket revealed a $100,000 surprise for a longtime Lottery player from Baltimore. She enjoys playing Maryland Lottery games with her husband and is celebrating the big win after nearly overlooking the details of her $10 Bingo X10 9th Edition scratch-off ticket. The Jamaican native and mother of four boys [...]

The Week in Winners: $181,891 FAST PLAY Progressive Jackpot in Elkridge is Week’s Biggest Prize

November 9, 2026
An Elkridge 7-Eleven was home to last week’s biggest Maryland Lottery win, as the store sold a World Championship Poker FAST PLAY ticket that won a $181,891 progressive jackpot. Meanwhile, a Lottery player in Nottingham scored a $100,0000 win on the BINGO X10 9th Edition scratch-off, and players across Maryland landed nine $50,000 prizes on [...]

The Week in Winners: $550,000 Multi-Match Jackpot in Annapolis is Week’s Largest Prize

October 13, 2026
Last week’s biggest Maryland Lottery win occurred in Annapolis, where a lucky Lottery player bought a jackpot-winning Multi-Match ticket worth an estimated annuity value of $550,000 ($300,000 cash value). Three more players scored $50,000 wins, with a Deluxe Crossword 11th Edition scratch-off sold in Baltimore City, a Powerball ticket sold in Bethesda and a FAST [...]

Annapolis Diver Makes a Splash With $50,000 Powerball Win

September 15, 2026
An Annapolis scuba enthusiast doesn’t play the Lottery often, but a one-off purchase in an effort to catch a large Powerball jackpot paid off when he discovered his ticket was worth $50,000. He related his winning story Sept. 11 after claiming his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The player has lived an adventurous life. [...]

The Week in Winners: $60,000 Prize on THE BIG SPIN and 11 Wins of $50,000 Highlight the Week

August 24, 2026
True to its name, THE BIG SPIN scratch-off ticket helped to deliver the biggest Maryland Lottery prize of the past week, as a Baltimore resident spun her way to a $60,000 win on Aug. 17. Meanwhile, seven Pick 5 tickets, three Bonus Match 5 tickets and a Powerball ticket were responsible for 11 prizes of [...]

Powerball Ticket Sold in Waldorf Worth $50,000

August 20, 2026
The Powerball jackpot is back down from the stratospheric range at $68 million after a $1.04 billion win last week in Illinois. But as the big prize is starting to build again, Maryland had a $50,000 third-tier winner in the Aug. 19 drawing on a ticket sold in Waldorf. Missing the big money by one [...]

The Week in Winners: Laurel Player’s $2 Million Scratch-off Prize Tops Another Exciting Week of Maryland Lottery Wins

July 27, 2026
A $2 million winning Diamonds & Gold scratch-off purchased in Laurel led the past week of big Maryland Lottery wins. Next on the list was a FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Walk-Off Winnings $63,886 progressive jackpot win in Waldorf. Statewide, the Lottery paid more than $30.2 million in prizes from July 20-26, including 18 tickets [...]

Baltimore Contractor Eases into $53,144 Racetrax Win

July 27, 2026
A recently retired Baltimore contractor has added another memorable chapter to his history of Lottery wins after claiming a $53,144 Racetrax prize. The longtime Lottery player enjoys trying his luck with scratch-offs, FAST PLAY games and Racetrax. This time, however, a last-minute change in routine made all the difference. On the day of the win, June [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Off Pays $500,000 Prize in Dundalk as Powerball, Mega Millions Jackpots Keep Climbing

July 20, 2026
As the jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball continued to rise, Maryland Lottery players had a successful week, led by a $500,000 prize on a Gifts of Green scratch-off ticket sold in Dundalk. Meanwhile, as the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated annuity value of $707 million ($307.7 million estimated cash value) for the [...]

The Week in Winners: $1 Million Scratch-Off Sold in Windsor Mill is Top Maryland Lottery Prize of the Week

July 6, 2026
A Baltimore resident claimed the past week’s biggest Maryland Lottery win, as a Triple Red 777s scratch-off ticket sold in Windsor Mill delivered a $1 million top prize. Meanwhile, a $182,263 FAST PLAY progressive jackpot Home Run Riches Walk-Off Winnings ticket was sold in Parkton; a Charles County resident won $110,000 when THE BIG SPIN [...]