Category Archives: Pick 5

The Week in Winners: Baltimore Player Wins Bonus Match 5 Seven Times for $350,000 Lottery Score

A total of 15 tickets worth $50,000 each made the Maryland Lottery’s big win list last week, but one player in Baltimore bought seven of them for a Bonus Match 5 win totaling $350,000. A Pick 5 player in Capital Heights bought four 50-cent tickets and hit for a $100,000 payday. Across Maryland, and across [...]

The Week in Winners: Players in Ocean City, Silver Spring Splitting $1.8 Million Among Big Lottery Hits

Maryland Lottery players in Ocean City and Silver Spring will be splitting a $1.8 million Multi-Match jackpot after the June 30 drawing and another seven players scored prizes of $50,000 to $100,000 in the past week in Bowie, College Park, Colmar Manor, Jessup, Lexington Park, Nottingham and Silver Spring. Across Maryland, and across all games, [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players in Elkton, Essex and Indian Head Win $1 to $5 Million

Three Maryland Lottery players became millionaires last week: a scratch-off player in Essex who won $5 million, a FAST PLAY winner who bought a ticket worth $2,041,396, and a second scratch-off player in Elkton who hit for $1 million. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid nearly $35.8 million in prizes during the [...]

Laurel Retiree Follows Her Horoscope and Wins $50,000 Playing Pick 5

A Laurel resident is celebrating a $50,000 Pick 5 prize after trusting her instincts and her horoscope. The retired business owner who has played the Maryland Lottery for over three decades, visited Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore to claim her prize, accompanied by her smiling husband. The couple radiated joy as she shared the story behind […]

Baltimore Man Trusts His Gut, Wins $150,000 Pick 5 Prize

It’s a number he plays regularly, a Baltimore man told Lottery officials about the Pick 5 combination that produced his $150,000 win on June 23. What made his purchase that day different from other times he’s played 33031 is that he bought more than one ticket with the same number, something he’s never done before. […]

The Week in Winners: Cash4Life Makes a Millionaire in Lanham; Mega Millions, Powerball Deliver Solid Wins

Players in Capitol Heights, Glen Burnie, Hagerstown, Laurel, Severna Park score $50,000 or more A Maryland Lottery player in Lanham is holding a Cash4Life ticket worth $1,000 a week for life. Meanwhile, as the Powerball jackpot grew to $128 million a player in Riverdale won a $150,000 prize; and Mega Millions players in Catonsville and [...]

The Week in Winners: $1 Million Prize in Prince George’s County Highlights Big Week for Scratch-off Players

Aberdeen, Baltimore, Eastern Shore, Frederick tickets are among 28 prizes of $10,000 or more Scratch-off tickets delivered most of the Maryland Lottery’s largest prize payouts of the past week, led by a $1 million winning ticket sold in the Prince George’s County community of Morningside. A scratch-off worth $100,000 was sold in Baltimore City; a [...]

Baltimore County Man in Disbelief after $50,000 Pick 5 Win

Blessed, happy and shocked is how a retired federal employee described his emotions after winning $50,000 playing the Lottery’s Pick 5 game. Lottery luck made the unexpected visit earlier this week. The Baltimore County man enjoys the Pick games and plays regularly. On Monday, June 9, he stopped at the Woodmoor Shell gas station in […]

The Week in Winners: Pair of Powerball Players Now Millionaires in Catonsville, Parkville

Lottery paid nearly $30.1 million in prizes for the week, with 37 tickets worth $10,000 or more Maryland has two new millionaires thanks to back-to-back second-tier Powerball wins, and, as the two prizes remain unclaimed as of June 9, it’s worth checking your tickets. The June 2 Powerball drawing produced a $1 million winner on [...]

Lottery Regular from Clarksburg Wins $250,000 With Five Pick 5 Tickets

A Maryland Lottery regular from Clarksburg who won $250,000 playing Pick 5 had a bit of advice for other players when he claimed his prize on June 2: “The rule of thumb is, you’ve gotta play to win,” he said, reprising a longtime Maryland Lottery catch-phrase. The Frederick County winner said he has been playing […]

The Week in Winners: Three Lottery Millionaires in Seven Days in Annapolis, Elkton and Silver Spring

Lottery paid nearly $33.7 million in prizes for the week, with 40 tickets worth $10,000 or more Scratch-offs made three Maryland Lottery players millionaires last week, one each in Annapolis, Elkton and Silver Spring, topping a long list of big winners. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid nearly $33.7 million in prizes [...]

Dad’s Advice Delivers $50,000 Pick 5 Win

A Charles County truck driver told Lottery officials that he buys tickets “once in a blue moon,” and when he does, it’s always scratch-offs. This struck us as odd in that he was visiting lottery headquarters to cash a winning Pick 5 ticket. Seeing our confusion, he turned and said, “Meet my father.” It seems […]

The Week in Winners: Ravens Scratch-Offs Pay Lottery Players $200,000 Each in Baltimore, Hagerstown

Lottery paid nearly $30.6 million in prizes for the week, with 43 tickets worth $10,000 or more The Ravens X10 scratch-off ticket paid players in Baltimore and Hagerstown $200,000 each, while another 10 players across Maryland won Lottery prizes of $50,000 or more. Those $50,000-plus prizes came on tickets sold in Baltimore (two), Bethesda, Columbia, [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-off Ticket Pays $500K in College Park While Pick 5 Strategy Yields Big Prizes

Lottery paid nearly $31.2 million in prizes for the week, with 34 tickets worth $10,000 or more A scratch-off ticket paid a Maryland Lottery player in College Park $500,000 while multiple purchases of the same Pick 5 combinations paid off big for players in Baltimore, Frederick and Lexington Park. Across Maryland, and across all games, [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Off in Hanover Pays $2 Million; FAST PLAY Ticket in Dundalk Wins $685K

Lottery paid more than $34.1 million in prizes for the week, with 28 tickets worth $10,000 or more A Maryland Lottery scratch-off purchased in Hanover made a player a millionaire twice over, while a player in Dundalk bought a FAST PLAY ticket worth $685,656, and scratch-off players in Temple Hills and White Marsh claimed prizes [...]

Birthday Numbers Produce $50,000 Win for Frederick Woman

Claims Pick 5 top prize from April 29 Immediately after telling Lottery officials that the inspiration for the Pick 5 combination that delivered her top-prize win late last month were birthday dates, she made it clear that the birthday wasn’t hers. The Frederick County woman attributed her biggest-ever Lottery win not to random chance, luck […]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Lottery Scratch-Offs Make New Millionaires in Clarksville and Salisbury

Lottery paid more than $33.4 million in prizes for the week, with 29 tickets worth $10,000 or more Maryland Lottery scratch-off tickets made two players, one each in Clarksville and Salisbury, millionaires in the past week, while two other people won prizes of $150,000 and $100,000 each in Mechanicsville and Hyattsville, respectively. Across Maryland, and [...]

Montgomery County Man’s Lottery Dream Comes True

Wins $50,000 top prize playing Pick 5 A dream turned into reality for a Gaithersburg Lottery player who took home a $50,000 Pick 5 top prize using numbers he saw in a dream. “I’ve had three super-vivid dreams in my life, and they all came true. That’s how I knew this would happen,” the lucky […]

The Week in Winners: Fort Washington Has $75,000 Win, as Six Others Across State Hit for $50,000 Each

Lottery paid more than $31.3 million in prizes for the week, with 30 tickets worth $10,000 or more A FAST PLAY ticket worth $75,000 sold in Fort Washington topped the Maryland Lottery big prize list for the past week, and another six tickets worth $50,000 each were sold in Dundalk, Gaithersburg (two), La Plata, Morningside [...]