Lucky ticket sold for Sept. 23 drawing
Who is our 25th Bonus Match 5 top-prize winner of 2020? The Maryland Lottery is looking for a player holding a $50,000 winning ticket from the Wednesday, Sept. 23 drawing.
Parks Liquors in Deale sold the lucky ticket, which matches the five winning numbers of 6, 10, 22, 26 and 39; the Bonus Ball was 20. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place until claiming the prize. Winners typically get 182 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes. However, the Lottery has temporarily extended claiming deadlines due to Maryland’s COVID-19 state of emergency.
The winner can claim the prize by mail or in person by appointment at the Lottery Customer Resource Center. Get details on how to claim by mail here or schedule an appointment here.
Parks Liquors located at 454 East Bay Front Road in Anne Arundel County also has reason to celebrate! The Lottery will give the store a bonus of $500 for selling a top-prize ticket in the game.
Bonus Match 5 drawings take place seven days a week. Players select five numbers ranging from 1 to 39. The Bonus Ball drawn from the remaining 34 numbers provides extra chances to win. Your ticket is a winner if you match five, four or three of the original five winning numbers selected in the drawing. If you match the Bonus Ball number, you only need to match four, three or two of your original numbers to win!