Powerball – Maryland Lottery

Retired Postman Beaming After $100,000 Powerball Win

October 22, 2025

A retired postman from Prince George’s County found himself on a new route to riches, thanks to the Aug. 6 Powerball drawing that gave him a $100,000 payday. He’s not at all new to playing the Lottery, having notched a memorable Pick 5 prize previously. His third-tier Powerball win – which was doubled from $50,000 [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Offs Make Millionaires in Annapolis and Owings Mills

October 20, 2025

Maryland Lottery scratch-offs made millionaires in Annapolis and Owings Mills and two Powerball players who missed the jackpot by a single number still ended up with tickets worth $150,000 and $50,000 in Accokeek and Morningside, respectively. On all games, players won more than $30.1 million across Maryland in the week Oct. 13-19, including 28 tickets [...]

The Week in Winners: FAST PLAY Ticket Pays $147,550 in Bowie as Players Statewide Win $30.1 Million

October 6, 2025

A winning FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Walk-Off Winnings ticket worth $147,550 sold in Bowie led the league as the Lottery’s largest prize of the past week, followed by two scratch-off wins of $100,000 on tickets sold in Linthicum and the Allegany County community of Corriganville. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid [...]

Dundalk Player Wins $50K on Powerball as Mega Millions Nears Half Billion

September 30, 2025

Check your Powerball tickets because a $50,000 winning ticket was sold in Dundalk for the Sept. 29 drawing. The winning numbers are: 1, 3, 27, 60 and 65; the Powerball is 16. One player matched four of the five white balls plus the red Powerball for the third tier $50,000 prize on a ticket sold [...]

The Week in Winners: $1.9 Million Multi-Match Win in Lanham Biggest of Week’s Lottery Hauls

September 22, 2025

The Powerball frenzy may have subsided, but Maryland’s in-state jackpot game, Multi-Match, made someone a millionaire in Lanham this past week while a $200,000 scratch-off was sold in Baltimore. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $28.5 million in prizes during the week of Sept. 15-21, including 32 tickets worth $10,000 [...]

Harford Mom’s Proxy Powerball Purchase for Busy Daughter Brings $50K Win

September 22, 2025

A mother and daughter from Harford County are serious when it comes to having fun playing the Maryland Lottery, and that led to one of them picking up a $50,000 third-tier prize in the aftermath of the recent Powerball jackpot roll. It was the mom who bought the ticket, which matched five of the six [...]

Baltimore Man Who Calls Himself ‘Lion Grass’ Claims $1,000,004 Powerball Prize

September 16, 2025

“Mr. Lion Grass” from Baltimore won a $1 million second-tier prize in the Sept. 3 Powerball drawing.

Business Owner From Walkersville Misses Powerball By One, Wins $50,000

September 15, 2025

A Maryland business owner’s casual Powerball purchase turned into a $50,000 payday when he matched five of six Powerball numbers in the Sept. 6 drawing. The winner, who stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters Sept. 11 accompanied by his wife, said the timing of the win couldn’t be better. The player said he and his wife [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Millionaire Tops Lottery Leaderboard as Players Won $31.2 Million Last Week

September 15, 2025

The excitement of a massive Powerball jackpot had subsided by the beginning of last week after a $1.787 billion prize in the Sept. 6 drawing was shared by tickets sold in Missouri and Texas. But there is a chance for a substantial win in every drawing, as demonstrated by a Maryland Lottery player in Prince [...]

Jackpot Chasers in Charles County Miss Massive Money by one, but Win $150K

September 12, 2025

A lottery team who work together whenever a climbing jackpot makes the news are well pleased having won more than $150,000, even though they – like millions of other Americans – were dreaming about a much larger prize. It was Powerball’s near-historic jackpot roll, which topped out at $1.7 billion, that inspired their recent lottery [...]

Special Numbers Yield $50,000 Powerball Win for Halethorpe Man

September 11, 2025

Everyone was watching the Powerball jackpot as it grew to $1.787 billion before it was won on tickets in Missouri and Texas. A lottery fan in Halethorpe made sure he purchased tickets the day before the Sept. 6 drawing. Good thing he did because, while he didn’t hit the jackpot, he was one of five [...]

$50K Winners on Sept 10: Bonus Match 5 in Berlin, Powerball in Belcamp

September 11, 2025

Check your tickets from the Sept. 10 Powerball and Bonus Match 5 drawings because one of each of those tickets is worth $50,000. The winning Bonus Match 5 ticket was sold at Ocean Downs Casino at 10218 Racetrack Road in Berlin. The third-tier Powerball winner was sold at All in One Convenience Store at 1327 [...]

Fort Washington Man Claims His Second $50,000 Prize Thanks to Powerball

September 10, 2025

It was seven years ago when Daryl Colter of Fort Washington claimed a $50,000 Bonus Match 5 prize. More recently, he tried his luck with $10 worth of Powerball quick pick tickets and, though he didn’t score that elusive jackpot prize, he did end up with $50,000 third-tier prize. During the recent Powerball mania when [...]

Easton Man Trembles in Disbelief After a $50,000 Powerball Win

September 10, 2025

Just this past Saturday, Sept. 6, an Easton man, along with millions of other people, was scrambling to get a hold of that $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot. The jackpot win may have eluded everyone in Maryland, but it didn’t stop this man from coming away with a $50,000 Powerball prize. When asked after claiming his [...]

Big Jackpot Prompts Montgomery Man to Play and he Wins $50K on Powerball

September 10, 2025

A Montgomery County man decided to purchase a few Powerball tickets when the jackpot was at $1.4 billion for the Sept. 3 drawing, and, while he didn’t win all the marbles, he did hit for a $50,000 third-tier prize. "I'm an infrequent player, but I try to play once a month, or when the jackpot [...]

New Jersey Man Visiting Relatives in Maryland Wins $50,000 Powerball Prize

September 9, 2025

A New Jersey man visiting relatives in Maryland was out for a walk in the park with his nephews Aug. 30 when it occurred to him he should buy a ticket for the Powerball drawing that evening. The jackpot, after all, was at $950 million. He didn’t win the big prize – the jackpot would [...]

Middle River Man Wins $50,000 Powerball Prize After Rare Lottery Play

September 8, 2025

A Middle River man who rarely plays the lottery is celebrating a $50,000 Powerball win after taking a chance on the recent unusually massive $1.7 billion jackpot. The winner, who stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters Sept. 5 to claim his prize and share his story, said he couldn’t resist purchasing $100 worth of tickets when [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Makes a Millionaire, Delivers a Dozen More Big Wins in Maryland as Jackpot Roll Ends

September 8, 2025

Powerball was all the rage for the past week as the jackpot reached an annuity value of $1.787 billion for the Sept. 6 drawing, culminating with two winning tickets sold in Missouri and Texas. Though the jackpot was not hit in Maryland, Powerball players in the state won more than $13.4 million in prizes in [...]

Cockeysville Friends Sharing $50,000 Powerball Prize, Despite Disbelief

September 5, 2025

A Baltimore County pair stopped by lottery headquarters Sept. 5 to claim a prize that they still don’t quite believe is real. The once-in-a-while lottery players purchased tickets with their eyes on the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, but had given not a thought to the game’s eight lower-tier prizes. No thought, that is, until they checked [...]

Big Jackpot Prompts Laurel Woman to Play Powerball – and Win $50K

September 5, 2025

A Laurel woman missed the Powerball jackpot by one number but took home a $50,000 prize.