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The Week in Winners: Scratch-Offs Deliver $200,000 in Accokeek and $100,000 in Laurel, Topping Wins List

A scratch-off ticket in Accokeek worth $200,000 and another in Laurel worth $100,000 topped the list of big winners for the past week as Maryland Lottery players received prizes totaling $34.6 million. During the week of Jan. 5-11, a total of 28 players statewide won Lottery prizes of $10,000 or more. Winners are encouraged to [...]

D.C. Area Ravens Fan Wins $200,000 on Ravens X10 Scratch-Off

She’s a fan of Maryland Lottery scratch-off games, and, despite her suburban D.C. address, the Baltimore Ravens. Even though the team’s season has ended, she was all smiles while claiming a $200,000 Ravens X10 scratch-off prize. “No Commanders,” the District Heights woman said, declining to elaborate, but affirming she’s a staunch supporter of the purple [...]

Queen Anne’s Woman Surprised by $50,000 Powerball Double Play Win

A Queen Anne’s County woman has been consistently playing the same Powerball numbers since November of 2024. Lately, she doubled down, adding the Powerball Double Play option and increasing her chance of winning by a factor of 2. The change worked on Jan. 5 when she completely missed winning in the main Powerball drawing but [...]
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Dundalk Player Looking for ‘Something New’ Finds $100,000 Holiday Raffle Prize

A Dundalk couple left Lottery headquarters with smiles on their faces Dec. 6, having become the latest to claim a big-money prize from the recently concluded Holiday Raffle. Fans of the lottery’s jackpot games, they saw the raffle as an opportunity to try something different. Their $100,000 second-tier win was clear evidence they had achieved [...]

A Shooting Star Wish Brings $640,000 Win to Queen Anne’s County Woman

Margaret Coursey, of Centreville, made a wish on a shooting star to win Powerball, but ended up with a $640,000 Multi-Match jackpot instead. Husband John was at her side when she claimed her winnings. “I didn’t see it coming,” said Margaret Coursey of her recent brush with good fortune. She won $640,000 playing Multi-Match in [...]

Laurel Man Starts 2026 With $100K Win on Red 5’s Doubler Scratch-Off

A Laurel man is already enjoying 2026 after becoming a $100,000 winner on the Maryland Lottery’s Red 5's Doubler scratch-off. "Let's start off the New Year right," he said with a smile Jan. 5 after claiming his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. After purchasing the ticket, he used a strategy of scratching off all the numbers, [...]