First top-prize winning ticket of 2023 sold in Jan. 5 drawing
Check your Bonus Match 5 tickets from the Thursday, Jan. 5 drawing to see if you are the game’s first $50,000 top-prize winner of 2023!
Parkway Exxon located at 5600 Reisterstown Road in Baltimore sold the lucky ticket, which matches the five numbers of 3, 11, 20, 23 and 30; the Bonus Ball was 33. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place. The player has 182 days to claim the prize.
Parkway Exxon also benefits from its lucky sale. The Lottery will give the retailer a bonus of $500 for selling a top-prize winning ticket in the game.
Instructions on claiming prizes in person or by mail are available HERE. Players must redeem prizes larger than $25,000 by mail or at Lottery headquarters in the Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 330 in Baltimore. The Lottery’s Claims Center in Baltimore is open by appointment only (no walk-ins). Click HERE to schedule an appointment.
Bonus Match 5 drawings take place seven days a week. Players select five numbers ranging from 1 to 39. The Bonus Ball drawn from the remaining 34 numbers provides extra chances to win. Your ticket is a winner if you match five, four or three of the original five winning numbers selected in the drawing. If you match the Bonus Ball number, you only need to match four, three or two of your original numbers to win!
