Lucky Bonus Match 5 Drawing Creates Trio of $50,000 Winners

Tickets sold in Cambridge, Randallstown, Windsor Mill

Our Bonus Match 5 game is a winner’s delight this week! Check your tickets to see if you are have one of the three top-prize winning tickets from the Thursday, Aug. 20 drawing. This makes four $50,000 top-prize winning tickets sold in one week in this daily game.

The trio of lucky tickets sold in Baltimore and Dorchester counties match the five numbers of 2, 4, 7, 17 and 21; the Bonus Ball was 36. Lottery officials urge the winners to sign the back of the tickets and put them in a safe place. This lucky drawing brings the total number of 2020 top-prize-winning Bonus Match 5 tickets to 44.

The retailers that sold the lucky tickets for the Aug. 20 drawing were:

  • Cambridge Gulf located at 212 Sunburst Highway in Cambridge.
  • Pantry 1 Food Mart & Deli located at 5100 Old Court Road in Randallstown.
  • Windsor Park Liquors at 2835 North Rolling Road in Windsor Mill.

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. These $50,000 top-prize winners can claim their 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.

The three lucky retailers also can celebrate! The Lottery will give each 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!