Powerball – Maryland Lottery

The Week in Winners: Pick 5 Packs a Punch with Slew of $50,000 Prizes

September 28, 2026

A slew of $50,000 wins made the daily Pick 5 game the Maryland Lottery’s hottest ticket of the past week. The midday Pick 5 drawing on Sept. 22 produced five winning tickets that each won $50,000 prizes for matching the numbers in the exact order they were drawn: 88768. All five of those tickets were [...]

The Week in Winners: $540,000 Multi-Match Jackpot is Week’s Biggest Lottery Prize

September 21, 2026

A ticket sold in Towson hit the Multi-Match jackpot on Thursday night, and was the Maryland Lottery’s biggest win of the week. The Multi-Match jackpot winner has 182 days from the drawing date to claim the prize, and can choose between the estimated $540,000 annuity paid in 25 yearly installments, or a one-time payment of [...]

Annapolis Diver Makes a Splash With $50,000 Powerball Win

September 15, 2026

An Annapolis scuba enthusiast doesn’t play the Lottery often, but a one-off purchase in an effort to catch a large Powerball jackpot paid off when he discovered his ticket was worth $50,000. He related his winning story Sept. 11 after claiming his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The player has lived an adventurous life. [...]

The Week in Winners: $210,745 FAST PLAY Prize in West Friendship is Biggest Win of the Week

September 14, 2026

A $210,745 winning FAST PLAY ticket sold on Sept. 12 in West Friendship (Howard County) was the Maryland Lottery’s biggest prize of the past week. Scratch-offs, Bonus Match 5 and Powerball produced four $50,000 wins in Baltimore, Bel Air, California and Severna Park. The FAST PLAY Platinum Payout ticket sold in West Friendship delivered the [...]

Powerball Partners Pondering Plans for Proceeds of $100,000 Pot

September 14, 2026

Back when they both worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation, two Maryland Lottery fans would pool their resources and buy Powerball tickets for high jackpots. Since retirement, however, they decided to buy tickets for every drawing, and on Aug. 24 they won $100,000. Over the years, they’d won the occasional prize in the $5 [...]

The Week in Winners: $4.2M Jackpot in Riverdale, $1M Scratch-Off Prizes in Randallstown, Marydel Highlight the Week

September 8, 2026

A $4.2 million Multi-Match ticket sold in Riverdale delivered Maryland’s biggest win of last week. It was the fourth-largest prize in the history of Maryland’s in-state jackpot game. Meanwhile, there were also a pair of $1 million scratch-off prizes, as a 100X the Cash ticket sold in Marydel and an Extreme Green ticket sold in [...]

Frederick Resident Hoping For $1 Million in NASCAR Powerball — The Chase

September 6, 2026

Pursuit of $1 million and VIP trip to NASCAR Championship Weekend™ begins Twenty-five lottery players from across the country — including one from right here in Maryland — are one step closer to a $1 million prize as the NASCAR Powerball — The Chase to $1 Million enters its next phase. After months of promotions [...]

Busy Mechanic From Clinton Keeps $50,000 Powerball Win Under the Hood

September 2, 2026

A busy mechanic from Clinton waited three days to check his Powerball ticket only to discover it was worth $50,000. The frequent player purchased his ticket at Korner Liquors at 3120 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, going with a quick pick, and then went about his business, running errands and tending to his usual routine. [...]

Quick Pick Powerball Ticket Yields $50,000 Win for Temple Hills Man

August 27, 2026

Temple Hills resident Kurshad Alam is all smiles after taking home a $50,000 Powerball prize from the Aug. 12 drawing.

Student Takes a Chance on Powerball and Walks Away with a Six-Figure Prize

August 25, 2026

For most college students, having a little extra money can make a big difference. For one 20-year-old, though, a Powerball ticket is making this semester one he won’t forget. The winner stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters Aug. 24 to claim a $150,000 third-tier prize and share his winning story. The college student recalls deciding to [...]

Retired Police Officer Wins $1 Million Prize on Powerball Quick Pick

August 25, 2026

A former Baltimore City police officer from Kingsville has retired his badge and joined the ranks of millionaires. He bought five Powerball quick pick combinations for the drawing on Aug. 10, matched all of the first five white balls drawn, but not the red Powerball, for a $1 million win. The winner, a fairly regular [...]

$100,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Hyattsville

August 25, 2026

A Powerball player woke up $100,000 richer today, but may not even know it. Check those tickets because one sold in Prince George’s County for the Aug. 24 drawing matched five of the six numbers drawn for a third-tier win. The winning numbers drawn last night are: 3-16-33-38-68; and the Powerball is 2. One player [...]

The Week in Winners: $60,000 Prize on THE BIG SPIN and 11 Wins of $50,000 Highlight the Week

August 24, 2026

True to its name, THE BIG SPIN scratch-off ticket helped to deliver the biggest Maryland Lottery prize of the past week, as a Baltimore resident spun her way to a $60,000 win on Aug. 17. Meanwhile, seven Pick 5 tickets, three Bonus Match 5 tickets and a Powerball ticket were responsible for 11 prizes of [...]

Powerball Ticket Sold in Waldorf Worth $50,000

August 20, 2026

The Powerball jackpot is back down from the stratospheric range at $68 million after a $1.04 billion win last week in Illinois. But as the big prize is starting to build again, Maryland had a $50,000 third-tier winner in the Aug. 19 drawing on a ticket sold in Waldorf. Missing the big money by one [...]

Baltimore Man Wins $50,000 After A Decade of Playing the Lottery

August 19, 2026

A Baltimore man received a jaw dropping surprise after more than a decade of playing the Maryland Lottery: a $50,000 Powerball prize. Powerball is the winner’s favorite Lottery game, although he also enjoys playing Mega Millions and Bonus Match 5 as well. His persistence paid off with a healthy third-tier prize, which he collected Aug. [...]

The Week in Winners: $1 Million Prizes Bring Big Wins to Lottery Players in Fallston, Manchester

August 17, 2026

A pair of $1 million prizes were the Maryland Lottery’s biggest wins last week, as a Powerball ticket sold in Fallston and a 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket sold in Manchester made two millionaires. During the week of Aug. 10-16, a total of 30 tickets statewide delivered Lottery prizes of $10,000 or more and the [...]

Lanham Jackpot Chaser Takes Home $50,000 Powerball Prize

August 17, 2026

The Powerball jackpot was on the rise in July, and it caught the eye of a Prince George’s County woman. The lucky player, out grocery shopping, made stop at a local Lottery retailer and walked out with a $50,000 winning ticket. The self-proclaimed “jackpot chaser” was headed to the Safeway in Greenbelt when she noticed [...]

Temple Hills Ticket Wins $50,000 as Powerball Jackpot is Hit in Illinois

August 13, 2026

A Powerball jackpot that had been building for more than three months was won in the Aug. 12 drawing on a ticket sold in Illinois. Ticket sales pushed the final jackpot amount to an annuity value of $1.040 billion, the eighth-largest in Powerball history, with a cash value of $450.5 million. The winning numbers were [...]

Powerball Millionaire in Fallston as Jackpot Reaches $975 Million

August 11, 2026

The Powerball jackpot is nearing $1 billion after there was no winner in Monday night's drawing, but grocery shoppers in Harford County and Howard County are celebrating big prizes this morning. While the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing has reached an estimated annuity value of $975 million ($422.3 million cash option), a ticket sold at the [...]