Category Archives: Winners

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 […]

Silver Spring Resident Claims $1 Million Scratch-Off Prize

A Silver Spring man received the surprise of a lifetime after discovering he had won $1 million from the Maryland Lottery’s Gold Rush 777 scratch-off. The lucky winner, who chose to remain anonymous, recently visited Maryland Lottery headquarters accompanied by his brother to share his story. A self-described proud American citizen, originally from Ethiopia, has […]

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, [...]

Mechanic Claims $50,000 Let’s Make a Deal® Scratch-off Top Prize

A Montgomery County mechanic is celebrating after winning a $50,000 top prize on the Maryland Lottery’s Let’s Make a Deal® scratch-off game. The lucky winner, who chose to remain anonymous, has been playing the Lottery for nearly a decade, always hoping to uncover a top prize, and this time, he finally did. After purchasing a […]

$50K Winning Powerball Double Play Ticket Sold at Horseshoe Casino

If you were at the Horseshoe Casino at 1525 Russell Street in Baltimore, and purchased a Powerball ticket, you might to check that ticket. Especially if you added Double Play for the Wednesday, May 21 drawing, as a $50,000-winning ticket was sold at the Baltimore casino. The winning Double Play numbers from last night’s drawing […]

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, [...]