Category Archives: Mega Millions

The Week in Winners: Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Roll On; Five Scratch-off Players Pocket Six-Figure Prizes

January 19, 2021
Across Maryland, players won or claimed $29.4 million during week ending Jan. 17 With the combined jackpots of Mega Millions and Powerball rolling to nearly $1.6 billion, seven players in Maryland won big prizes in the two games last week. Meanwhile, five scratch-off players claimed six-figure prizes, including a $500,000 winner on a ticket sold [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players Pocket $50K to $100K in Smithsburg, Elkton, Ocean City and Elsewhere

January 11, 2021
Across Maryland, players won or claimed $29.7 million during week ending Jan. 10 A $100,000 win in Smithsburg, a FAST PLAY progressive jackpot hit for $83,775 in Elkton and six prizes of $50,000 each in Baltimore, Ocean City, Hyattsville, Landover, Middle River and Bryans Road topped the Maryland Lottery’s list of big wins last week. [...]

The Week in Winners: With Jackpots Rolling, Mega Millions and Powerball Produce Five Big Prizes

January 5, 2021
Players across Maryland won or claimed a total of $31 million during the week ending Jan. 3 As the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots both rolled to more than $400 million last week, five players in Maryland celebrated New Year’s weekend with Mega Millions and Powerball prizes ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. Powerball tickets worth [...]

Grace Period in Effect to Claim Maryland Lottery Prizes

December 28, 2020
Many prizes remain unclaimed, but deadlines have been extended As 2020 draws to a close, the Maryland Lottery offers a reminder that a grace period has been established to cash winning tickets and Lottery cash vouchers that have reached their expiration dates during the State of Maryland’s COVID-19 state of emergency. Typically, winning draw game [...]

The Week in Winners: Takoma Park Scratch-off is a $2 Million Winner; Three Big Prizes Remain Unclaimed

November 9, 2020
Players across Maryland won or claimed $27.6 million during the week ending Nov. 8 A scratch-off ticket sold in Takoma Park delivered a $2 million prize for a lucky Maryland Lottery player; meanwhile three substantial prizes won in the past week remained unclaimed: a $50,000 Powerball ticket told in Queen Anne, a $13,980 Racetrax ticket [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball, Scratch-offs Deliver Four $100,000 Prizes

November 2, 2020
Players across Maryland won or claimed $24.3 million during the week ending Nov. 1 Two Powerball players in Odenton were $100,000 winners in the Oct. 28 drawing, with one of those prizes remaining unclaimed as of Nov. 2. Meanwhile, two scratch-off players in Baltimore and Reisterstown each claimed $100,000 in the past week. In all, [...]

The Week in Winners: Big Prizes in Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Germantown, Joppa, Ocean City Highlight the Week

October 5, 2020
Players across Maryland won or claimed $27.9 million during the week ending Oct. 4 A Powerball ticket worth $100,000 purchased in Gaithersburg and a scratch-off also worth $100,000 sold in Silver Spring topped this week’s list of the Maryland Lottery’s biggest wins. Three scratch-off prizes of $50,000 each were delivered on tickets sold in Germantown, [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Delivers Five Big Prizes in Montgomery, Prince George’s Counties

August 24, 2020
Players across Maryland won or claimed $26.4 million during the week ending Aug. 23 A $103,182 Racetrax win in Germantown and four scratch-off wins of $100,000 each in Capitol Heights, District Heights, Gaithersburg and Hyattsville were the biggest Maryland Lottery prizes of the week in the seven days ending Aug. 23. The Racetrax ticket remained [...]

The Week in Winners: Seven Winners Across the State Strike Lottery Luck for $50,000 or More

July 27, 2020
Maryland Lottery players won or claimed $26.1 million during the week ending July 26 A $100,000 win on a ticket sold in Annapolis, a $77,777 winner in Waldorf and five wins of $50,000 each in Berlin, Elkton, Mitchellville, Ocean City and Pasadena were the biggest scores of the past week for Maryland Lottery players across [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-off ticket Sold in Mount Rainier Delivers $2 Million Prize

July 20, 2020
Maryland Lottery players won or claimed $30.1 million during the week ending July 19 Maryland Lottery scratch-off wins of $2 million, $500,000 and two at the $100,000 level fattened wallets in Mount Rainier, Beltsville, Hyattsville and Smithburg in the past week. In addition, a $50,000 Powerball prize on a ticket purchased in Abingdon remains unclaimed [...]

The Week in Winners: Pair of Mega Millions Prizes, $2 Million Scratch-off Hit Highlight Big Week for Winners

June 29, 2020
Maryland Lottery players won or claimed $36.2 million for the week ending June 28 The Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore reopened on June 24 after having been closed since March 30 due to the coronavirus, and players made appointments to claim dozens of big prizes. Among the biggest payouts were a $2 million score [...]

Mega Millions, Powerball Produce Four Big Weekend Winners

April 20, 2020

Mega Millions ticket sold in Hyattsville delivers $4 million prize Mega Millions and Powerball produced four big winners across the nation this past weekend, including one here in Maryland. A ticket purchased in Hyattsville for the April 17 Mega Millions drawing delivered a $4 million prize. Meanwhile, the April 18 Powerball drawing produced three $1 […]

Mega Millions, Powerball Make Changes to Jackpots, Minimum Increases

April 3, 2020

Guaranteed starting jackpot amounts, minimum increases to be eliminated The organizations that operate Mega Millions and Powerball have announced changes to ensure that the two games continue to support good causes that benefit from lottery profits in 48 U.S. jurisdictions. Here are questions and answers summarizing the changes: What are the changes to Mega Millions? […]

The Week in Winners: Two $100,000 Prizes Claimed, Third Big Winner Sold in Columbia

March 9, 2020

$28.8 million won by Maryland Lottery players in the seven days ending March 1 Three Maryland Lottery players – one each from Baltimore, Columbia and Hagerstown – are $100,000 richer after buying winning tickets, and the player from Columbia may not even know it yet. The Baltimore and Hagerstown wins were on scratch-off tickets, but, […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Delivers $1 Million Prize, Racetrax Players Win Big

December 23, 2019

$25.2 million won by Maryland Lottery players in the seven days ending Dec. 22 Maryland Lottery players won or claimed nearly $25.2 million in prizes from Dec. 16-22, highlighted by a $1 million Powerball ticket sold Dec. 16 in Charlotte Hall that remains unclaimed and six big-payout Racetrax tickets sold in Cheverly, Colmar Manor, Columbia, […]

Change to Routine Brings Change of Fortune

December 20, 2019

Nottingham couple tries new retailer, wins $20,000 Mega Millions prize A retired Baltimore County couple collected a $20,000 Mega Millions prize on Dec. 19 – one that took a different route to reach them than all of their earlier Lottery prizes. They are fans of the multi-state jackpot games, Mega Millions and Powerball, buying tickets […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in Odenton is Week’s Biggest Prize

December 16, 2019

$25.2 million won in the seven days ending Dec. 15 Maryland Lottery players won or claimed nearly $25.2 million in prizes from Dec. 9-15, highlighted by a Powerball ticket worth $1 million sold in Odenton, a Multi-Match jackpot winner worth $228,368 sold in Landover Hills and a Racetrax ticket worth $100,684 sold in Annapolis. In […]