Racetrax – Maryland Lottery

Suitland Grandmother Wins $34,775 on Racetrax with Quick Pick

September 11, 2025

A Suitland woman recalled looking up at the Racetrax monitor at with a big smile when she realized she won $34,775 on the animated horse race game. The Prince George County resident said Sept. 11 after she claimed her prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore that she had been using her birth date as a [...]

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 [...]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Powerball Wins Top Big Ticket List as Jackpot Rolls to $1.3 Billion

September 2, 2025

As the Powerball jackpot approached the stratospheric level of $1.3 billion for the drawing on Sept. 3, more Maryland Lottery players bought tickets, leading to eight of the 24 big wins across the state this past week coming on the multi-state jackpot game, including a $500,000 winner in Middle River and a $150,000 winning ticket [...]

Eastern Shore Racetrax Enthusiast Scores Second Big Win of the Summer

September 2, 2025

For the second time in a two-month span, an Eastern Shore fan of the Maryland Lottery’s animated horseracing game Racetrax has won a substantial prize, this time a $39,969 score on Aug. 27. “I usually play 20 races, then follow the results on my phone,” the Queen Anne’s County residence said Aug. 28 when he […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Pays $500,000 in Landover, Riverdale; $1 Million Scratch-Off in Sparrows Point

August 25, 2025

As the Powerball jackpot increased to three quarters of a billion dollars in the past week, Maryland saw two winners at the $500,000 level, one each in Landover and Riverdale, on the game’s Double Play drawing. Another player in Sparrows Point became a millionaire thanks to a scratch-off win. The estimated annuity jackpot for tonight’s [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Makes Millionaire in Baltimore; Tickets in Rockville, Upper Marlboro Pay $100K

August 18, 2025

A Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket made a millionaire in Baltimore, and two other players in Rockville and Upper Marlboro each won $100,000, topping the big winners leaderboard for the past week. Meanwhile, a pair of Powerball players in Gaithersburg and Mechanicsville bought tickets that won $50,000 prizes in the Aug. 16 drawing. The Powerball jackpot [...]

Lucky Feeling Proves Genuine and Brings $31,670 Racetrax Win

August 14, 2025

A Baltimore man experienced a phenomenon earlier this week that many have heard of, but too few ever encounter: a lucky feeling that turns out to be genuine. He’s an occasional Maryland Lottery player, but the feeling prompted him to buy a Racetrax ticket that very day. The $31,670 prize that resulted might make belief [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Pays $100K in Oxon Hill, $50K in Baltimore as Jackpot Reaches $501 Million

August 11, 2025

Though no one matched all the Powerball numbers from the last drawing pushing the annuity jackpot over half a billion dollars, two players in Maryland hit for substantial amounts: $100,000 in Oxon Hill and $50,000 in Baltimore. The next Powerball drawing is tonight, Aug. 11, and the estimated annuity jackpot is $501 million, with an [...]

The Week in Winners: 40 Pick 5 Tickets with Same Combination Make Salisbury Player a Millionaire

August 4, 2025

A Maryland Lottery player bought 40 identical Pick 5 tickets for 50 cents each at a store in Salisbury and ended up a millionaire when the numbers were drawn, marking the largest win of the past seven days. The tickets were all purchased at the Apple Drugs store in Salisbury, which receives a bonus of [...]

Texan Visiting Family in Capitol Heights Wins $41,799 Racetrax® Prize

July 29, 2025

A man from Texas, who was visiting family in Maryland, is going home with an extra $41,799 after playing a quick round of the Maryland Lottery’s animated horseracing game Racetrax at a Capitol Heights gas station. His brother at his side, the winner claimed his prize July 29 at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. He […]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Player in Baltimore a Millionaire; 22 Others Across State Win $10K or More

July 29, 2025

A Maryland Lottery scratch-off player in Baltimore is now a millionaire, and two other people claimed scratch-off prizes of $100,000 each after buying tickets in Baltimore and Silver Spring. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $31.1 million in prizes during the week of July 21-28 including 23 tickets worth $10,000 [...]

The Week in Winners: Six Win $50,000 Maryland Lottery Prizes, Including Powerball Player in Elkridge

July 21, 2025

A third-tier Powerball win on a ticket sold in Elkridge was one of six $50,000 Maryland Lottery prizes won in the past week as the multi-state jackpot game inched toward a third of a billion dollars. For the Powerball drawing tonight (July 21), the estimated annuity jackpot is $308 million. The other $50,000 prizes in [...]

‘Beginner’s Luck’ on Racetrax Puts $61K in Prince George’s Man’s Pocket

July 17, 2025

By far the most complex game on the Maryland Lottery menu is Racetrax, so a lot of the people who win big prizes on the game are regular players, but that wasn’t the case for a Prince George’s County man who hit July 3 for $61,155.30. “That was beginner’s luck,” he said July 16 when […]

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

July 14, 2025

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

July 7, 2025

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, [...]

Queen Anne’s County Racetrax Fan Takes Home $31,521 Prize

July 2, 2025

A Queen Anne’s County man, who said he’d never play an animated horse racing game, is glad he did after winning a $31,521 prize on the popular Racetrax game. “I remember when the game came out and I told my friends, ‘I’m not playing that cartoon’, chuckled the big winner. “But one day I did. […]

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

June 30, 2025

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 [...]

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

June 23, 2025

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

June 16, 2025

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 [...]

Columbia Man Wins Second Big Racetrax Prize

June 12, 2025

A Columbia man galloped back to the Winners’ Circle to collect another big payout on the Racetrax game. The loyal player won a Racetrax prize a few years ago, and returned this time to take home a $53,438 prize. “I love playing this game,” the retired military veteran said. The big winner picks four horses and generally likes […]