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Pair of FAST PLAY Players Win Six-Figure Prizes in Baltimore, Catonsville
Winning progressive top prize tickets sold in Lucky Numbers, Payday games It has been a lucky few days for fans of the Maryland Lottery’s FAST PLAY progressive top prize games, Lucky Numbers and Payday. On Saturday, Sept. 19, a FAST PLAY Lucky Numbers ticket hit the progressive top prize of $172,829. It was the 12th […]
Kingsville Man Takes Home $2 Million Scratch-off Prize
Lucky player wins top prize playing the $2,000,000 Richer game A Baltimore County scratch-off fan is $2 million richer today after winning the top prize on the $2,000,000 Richer scratch-off game. The 46-year-old found Lottery luck waiting at Royal Farms #181 in Perry Hall and claimed his huge prize last week. The popular $30 scratch-off […]
Dad’s Birth Date Leads to $72,328 Racetrax Prize
Superfecta Bonus bet leads to super lucky big win A Howard County man walked into a Food Mart Citgo in Waldorf and glanced at the Racetrax monitor, as he is prone to do, before placing his bet. He was surprised to see his father’s birth date appear a few times. “I usually play my mom’s […]
The Week in Winners: Lottery Makes New Millionaires in Perry Hall and Waldorf
Charles County Ticket Wins $1.15 Million Multi-Match Jackpot
Waldorf store sells state’s fourth jackpot-winner of 2020 A lucky Multi-Match player is Maryland’s newest millionaire after buying the ticket that won the game’s $1.15 million jackpot. The millionaire, who is the fourth player to hit a Multi-Match jackpot in 2020, matched the winning numbers in the Thursday, Sept. 17 drawing on a ticket purchased […]
Baltimore City Retailer Sells $50,000-Winning Bonus Match 5 Ticket
Lucky ticket sold in Sept. 16 drawing A lucky Bonus Match 5 player is $50,000 richer this morning! The Maryland Lottery is looking for the player holding a top-prize-winning ticket from the Wednesday, Sept. 16 drawing. Crazy John’s located at 410 East Baltimore Street in Baltimore sold the lucky ticket, which matches the five numbers […]
Taneytown Grandma Wins Big on Crossword Scratch-off
Lucky lady takes home $100,000 on $100,000 Crossword game A 63-year-old grandmother of eight is celebrating a huge Maryland Lottery scratch-off win, thanks to the $100,000 Crossword game. The owner of a dog kennel that boards and grooms dogs, “Winning Grandma” also volunteers at the Double Dog Dare Rescue and was driving home from a […]
Lucky 777 Scratch-off Win Makes St. Mary’s County Man a Millionaire
Claims 2nd of seven top prizes in $20 game A red-hot scratch-off overflowing with $1 million in Lottery luck brought a St. Mary’s County man to Maryland Lottery headquarters last week. The 62-year-old claimed the $1 million top prize in the Lucky 777 scratch-off, which still has five $1 million top prizes remaining. He found […]
The Week in Winners: Scratch-off Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in St. Mary’s County
Blazing Hot $50,000 Powerball Prize Sold by Phoenix Store
Longtime Baltimore County player wins in Aug. 29 drawing Just last month, a faithful Maryland Lottery player had a winning ticket of hefty proportions on his hands. The Aug. 29 Powerball drawing gave the Phoenix man a $50,000 prize for matching 4 out of 5 numbers and the Powerball. With this win coming from a […]
Retired Postal Worker Joyful Over Special Delivery of $50,030 Lottery Prize
Years of Bonus Match 5 play led to top-prize win Family plays an important role in an Owings Mills woman’s life and her Lottery play. After a decade of using the same series of self-selected Bonus Match 5 numbers, the 65-year-old turned a string of five digits into a $50,030 top prize. Numbers linked to […]
The Week in Winners: Week’s Biggest Prizes Won in Aberdeen, Bethesda, Essex, Poolesville, Silver Spring, Upper Marlboro
Aberdeen Convenience Store Sells $50,000-Winning Powerball Ticket
Lucky purchase made for Sept. 5 drawing The Labor Day weekend Powerball drawing delivered a $50,000 farewell-to-summer gift to a lucky player who visited an Aberdeen Royal Farms. Although no one hit the jackpot in the Saturday, Sept. 5 drawing, Maryland Lottery retailers sold one $50,000-winning ticket along with 12,905 other winning tickets ranging from […]
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director Gordon Medenica to Receive Top Industry Honor
Medenica to be inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame The Lottery Industry Hall of Fame will induct industry veteran Gordon Medenica, recognizing him for his many years of successful leadership. The Hall of Fame honors individuals who are dedicated to promoting excellence and integrity in the lottery industry. The announcement was made yesterday […]
The Week in Winners: Germantown, Annapolis, Columbia, Jessup, Phoenix See Week’s Biggest Wins
Ellicott City Woman Bags Lottery Luck at Grocery Store
Wins $50,602 playing Bonus Match 5 Going to her local grocery gave an Ellicott City woman more than she bargained for — a Bonus Match 5 prize of $50,602! The lucky woman hit it big with a seven-draw ticket purchased at Giant #143 in Ellicott City. Her good fortune arrived on Aug. 24, when she […]
Two $50,000-Winning Powerball Tickets Sold in Aug. 29 Drawing
Players made lucky purchases in Jessup, Phoenix Maryland Powerball players keep racking up $50,000 prizes! Although no one hit the jackpot in the Saturday, Aug. 29 drawing, there were two $50,000-winning tickets sold in our state along with 11,398 other winning tickets ranging from $4 to $100. Maryland Lottery retailers sold seven $50,000-winning Powerball tickets […]
‘Racetrax Rookie’ Circles the Track and Wins – Twice!
Hot handicapper manages two Superfecta wins on one race for $103,182 payout A bit of beginner’s luck and help from her dad sent a Germantown “Racetrax Rookie” to the winners’ circle twice last weekend. The novice mistakenly placed a longshot bet twice on the same race and won big, nabbing a $17,197 prize and an […]
$50,000 ‘Winsomnia’ Hits Lucky Hurlock Resident
She discovers Bonus Match 5 top-prize win at bedtime A sleepy Hurlock woman experienced a case of winner’s insomnia last week and spent some of the night counting dollar signs instead of sheep. Just before bed, the 73-year-old discovered she won a $50,000 Bonus Match 5 top prize in the Aug. 20 drawing! The lucky […]
Columbia Retailer Sells $50,000-Winning Powerball Ticket
Player wins third-tier prize in Wednesday’s drawing Happy days are here for a lucky Powerball player! While no one hit the jackpot in the Aug. 26 drawing, one player bought a $50,000-winning ticket in Columbia and 8,939 other players bought winning tickets with prizes ranging from $4 to $100. The big win happened at 7-Eleven […]