Category Archives: Scratch-Offs

The Week in Winners: Multi-Match Jackpot in Hagerstown, Six Pick 5 Prizes in Bowie are Week’s Top Wins

Players across the state won nearly $26.7 million in the seven days ending Nov. 20 A Multi-Match jackpot worth an estimated annuity value of $765,000 was won last week on a ticket sold in Hagerstown. Meanwhile, a Pick 5 player in Bowie bought six tickets that each won $50,000 top prizes, and a Keno player [...]

Elkridge Mom’s Crossword Skills Help Win $50,000 Scratch-off Prize

Howard County resident wins with $500,000 Crossword game   Nazia Dar of Elkridge, who loves to complete crossword puzzles, saw her hobby pay off when she played a $500,000 Crossword scratch-off. She won $50,000! The mother of three teenage boys said she is an occasional scratch-off player and purchases an instant ticket once a month […]

Takoma Park Man ‘Almost Fainted’ after $50,000 Scratch-off Win

Plans to share Power Spot Multiplier game’s prize with family members An enthusiastic Maryland Lottery player from Takoma Park has won the occasional three- and four-digit prizes, but was taken aback when he checked a scratch-off and realized it was worth $50,000. The 61-year-old player, describing his experience on Nov. 18 when he claimed his […]

Baltimore Woman’s Good Feeling Leads to $20,000 Scratch-off Win

Ravens X2 game’s top prize to help new home search    She plays “once in a blue moon,” a 21-year-old Baltimore woman told Lottery officials. Buying an instant ticket rarely occurs to her, she said, unless something unusual compels her. She credits the “good feeling” she experienced upon awakening one day last week for her […]

Kingsville Couple at Birthday Gathering Receive $50,000 Gift

Purchase of scratch-offs brings unexpected fortune A birthday gathering at a Perry Hall watering hole led to an unexpected Lottery windfall for a Kingsville couple. The pair, who have chosen to remain anonymous, were with friends at DeSantis Pizza Grill and Bar in Perry Hall at a birthday event when the husband purchased Lottery scratch-offs. […]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Powerball Players Win Big Prizes as Historic Jackpot Roll Ends

Players across the state won nearly $29.7 million in the seven days ending Nov. 13 As Powerball fever gripped the nation with the jackpot reaching $2.04 billion, Lottery players across Maryland landed 14 Powerball prizes last week ranging from $50,000 to $1 million. In the Nov. 7 Powerball drawing, after a jackpot roll that lasted [...]

The Week in Winners: Record-Setting Powerball Jackpot Roll Makes Millionaires in Baltimore, Prince Frederick

Players across the state won more than $33.1 million in the seven days ending Nov. 6 The Powerball jackpot rolled to an all-time-record $1.9 billion in the past week, and while a jackpot-winning ticket remained elusive, Maryland Lottery retailers sold two tickets worth $1 million, one each in Baltimore and Prince Frederick. With the Powerball [...]

Parkville Player Picks Up $50,000 in Holiday Scratch-off Winnings

Early purchase of seasonal instant ticket adds to shopping bankroll A regular Maryland Lottery player from Parkville, who usually waits until late in the holiday season to buy holiday-themed scratch-offs, bought one early this year and ended up with a $50,000 prize. “I was looking at them and the holidays are approaching, so I said, […]

$50,000 Scratch-off Win Leads to Revelry

Relaxing evening ends with excitement after she reveals top prize An Anne Arundel County woman went from relaxation to revelry in just moments when she scratched off a Gold Bar Bingo instant ticket to reveal a $50,000 top prize. The 74-year-old said she usually purchases the extended-play style Gold Bar Bingo scratch-off because she can […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1 Billion as Maryland Players Land Big Bucks

Players across the state won nearly $28.2 million in the seven days ending Oct. 31 The Powerball jackpot kept growing last week, hitting the $1 billion mark for the Monday, Oct. 31 drawing. But the two biggest Lottery wins in Maryland were second- and third-tier Powerball prizes of $1 million and $200,000, respectively, in Bowie [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Player’s $150,000 Win in Mount Rainier is Week’s Top Prize

Players across the state won nearly $28.2 million in the seven days ending Oct. 23 As the jackpot continues to roll, a player who purchased a Powerball ticket last week in Mount Rainier landed a third-tier win of $150,000, the largest Maryland Lottery prize of the past week. The multi-line ticket also won an additional [...]