Author Archives: Una Ruth

Severn Woman Claims $200,000 Ravens X10 Scratch-Off Prize

Headache leads winner to top-prize win An Anne Arundel County woman’s headache turned into a life-changing win. Known by the moniker, “Macy,” the longtime scratch-off fan visited Maryland Lottery headquarters April 15 to claim her $200,000 top prize from a Ravens X10 scratch-off ticket she purchased last November. Macy, a regular Lottery player for over […]

Longtime Lottery Players Claim $100,000 Scratch-Off Prize

Lucky couple claim top prize on $100,000 Ca$h scratch-off An Upper Marlboro couple, who have enjoyed playing the Lottery together for over a decade, visited Maryland Lottery headquarters March 14 to claim a $100,000 top prize from the $100,000 Ca$h scratch-off game. Choosing to remain anonymous under the fitting moniker “For Lifers,” the pair shared […]

The Week in Winners: Players Hit for $100,000 Each in Cumberland, Randallstown, Upper Marlboro

Lottery wins last week totaled more than $31.7 million, with 34 tickets worth $10,000 or more Three people -- one each in Cumberland, Randallstown and Upper Marlboro – won $100,000 playing Maryland Lottery scratch-off games, and another six people hit for $50,000 each in Baltimore, Capital Heights, Clinton, Cockeysville, Gaithersburg and Odenton. Across Maryland, and [...]

Frederick County Couple Triple-Checks Scratch-off after $30,000 Win

Purchased Peppermint Payout instant ticket at Thurmont grocery A husband and wife from northern Frederick County are more excited than ever about playing Maryland Lottery games after their first big win: $30,000 on the Peppermint Payout scratch-off game. The two have played Lottery games for years, but their previous personal best win was $1,000 about […]

The Week in Winners: $1 Million Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Bel Air as Jackpot Rolls

Lottery prizes last week totaled more than $31.3 million, with 19 tickets worth $10,000 or more As the Mega Millions jackpot ballooned to nearly three quarters of a billion dollars, a second-tier winning ticket sold last week made a Maryland Lottery player in Bel Air a millionaire. Meanwhile, a scratch-off player in Reisterstown won a [...]

Financial Advisor Humbled by $150,000 Powerball Prize

Charles County woman still can’t believe her luck  A Southern Maryland woman told Lottery officials last week that she deals with six-digit even seven-digit dollar amounts nearly every day. One would think, then, that the $150,000 Powerball prize she had just claimed wouldn’t phase her a bit. One would be wrong. “It’s one thing when […]

The Week in Winners: Multi-Match Millionaire, $150,000 Powerball Win Lead Top Prize List

Lottery prizes last week totaled more than $28.9 million, with 24 tickets worth $10,000 or more Rolling jackpot games were the source of the biggest Maryland Lottery wins in the past week, making a Multi-Match player in Glenn Dale a millionaire and giving a $150,000 prize to a Powerball player in Waldorf. Across the state, [...]