Category Archives: Winners

Germantown Granddad Garners $100K Lottery Prize, His Second in 10 Years

A longtime Maryland Lottery player from Germantown is celebrating a return to the winner’s circle after two of his Bonus Match 5 tickets delivered prizes totaling $100,060. The Montgomery County grandfather claimed the prize March 3, but that wasn’t his first visit to Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, as he won a $50,000 Bonus Match 5 [...]

Frederick Store Sells $83,201-Winning FAST PLAY World Championship Poker Ticket

One Maryland Lottery player kicked off the workweek right thanks to a $83,201 win on the Maryland Lottery’s FAST PLAY World Championship Poker game. The ticket was sold Monday, March 2 at the Sheetz convenience store at 1300 East Patrick Street in Frederick. For selling the ticket, the Frederick County retailer picks up a 1% [...]

The Week in Winners: Severn Player’s Million Dollar Scratch-Off Win Tops Lottery Prize List for Week

A scratch-off sold in Severn made a Maryland Lottery player a millionaire and another sold in Parkville turned out to be worth $100,000, topping this week’s list of big winners. Statewide, the Lottery paid more than $31.8 million in prizes from Feb. 23-March 1, including 36 tickets that were worth $10,000 or more. Winners are [...]

Silver Spring Retiree Wins $100,000 on Two Pick 5 Tickets

A Silver Spring retiree thought he had come up just short when checking his Pick 5 tickets early Tuesday morning (Feb. 24). Instead, he was moments away from discovering he was $100,000 richer. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased several dozen tickets at Wheaton Winery in Silver Spring on the previous day, Feb. [...]

Hagerstown Firefighters Split $50,000 Powerball Prize 16 Ways

Another matching number would have made for a massive firehouse celebration in Hagerstown, but, as one of the winners said, a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize was “better than nothing at all!” Back in December when the Powerball jackpot was in the $1 billion range, the number of firefighters at the Hagerstown Regional Airport Station 35 [...]

In a Rush, Baltimore Lottery Queen’s Quick Scratch Nets $100,000 Prize

She’s self-proclaimed Maryland Lottery scratch-off royalty and on Feb. 23, she claimed a king’s ransom of a prize in the form of a $100,000 win on the $10 Red 5’s Doubler game. “I’m a queen with scratch-offs,” the Baltimore woman said. Usually, she enjoys taking her time while scratching the tickets, anticipating a possible win, [...]

Three Generations in Harford Celebrate $30,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Win

A Harford County woman visited Lottery headquarters Feb. 23 to claim a prize and says she was accompanied in spirit by her father and grandmother. The three enjoy a family hobby together: scratching Lottery tickets. Their most memorable get-together, she reports, is the most recent thanks to the biggest win any of the three has [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-offs Make New Millionaires in Baltimore and Hagerstown

Maryland Lottery scratch-off players in Baltimore and Hagerstown became millionaires last week, while two FAST PLAY fans, one each in Clarksburg and District Heights, won six-digit prizes. Statewide the Lottery paid more than $32.6 million in prizes from Feb. 16-22, including 29 tickets that were worth $10,000 or more. Winners are encouraged to sign the [...]

A Night Out With Husband Leads to $50,000 Powerball Win for Jackpot Chaser

When the multi-state games Mega Millions and Powerball have jackpots that are starting to get big, a Prince George’s County woman takes notice. Such was the case after the Valentine's Day weekend when the estimated Powerball jackpot had grown to $154 million for the Feb. 16 drawing. The Greenbelt jackpot chaser bought five Powerball combinations, [...]

Scratch-Off Enthusiast from Suitland Claims $50,000 Top Prize on 20X the Cash

A Suitland woman enjoys playing the Lottery several times a week, particularly scratch-off tickets, but one day she almost skipped her routine. A last-minute change of mind, however, gave her a $50,000 prize. She claimed her winnings Feb. 20 at Lottery headquarters and told her story of winning. She drives by the 7-Eleven store at [...]