Archive – Page 3 – Maryland Lottery

Western Howard County Student Wins $32,138 on SLINGO® FAST PLAY Ticket

December 23, 2025

A working parttime student from western Howard County is pondering buying a vehicle and moving into his own place after winning a $32,138 progressive jackpot on the Maryland Lottery’s $3 SLINGO® FAST PLAY game. That said, he hadn’t given much thought to his plans for the winnings because he was still a little in doubt [...]

Holiday Raffle $50,000 Early Bird Winning Ticket Sold in Waldorf

December 22, 2025

Final drawing to take place Jan. 2 with more than 10,000 winners including $1 million prize Lottery players in Waldorf who purchased a Maryland Lottery Holiday Raffle should check their tickets. The third Early Bird drawing took place today awarding one lucky winner a $50,000 prize. The Early Bird winner is Ticket Number 166251, which [...]

The Week in Winners: Four in Maryland Win $50,000 on Powerball as Jackpot Balloons to $1.6 Billion

December 22, 2025

As the Powerball jackpot swelled to an annuity value of $1.6 billion, four players in Maryland were off by one in the past week for $50,000 third-tier wins. The four big wins – one each in Bowie, Gwynn Oak, Hagerstown and Stevensville – were among 26 Maryland Lottery scores of $10,000 or more in the [...]

Baltimore Pick 5 $50,000 Winner Ponders ‘Renting’ a Little Happiness

December 22, 2025

A Maryland Lottery player from Baltimore knows that real happiness comes from love, companionship and family, not money from winning the Lottery. “You can’t buy happiness, but you can rent it!” he said Dec. 19 when he claimed a $50,000 prize he won on the evening Pick 5 drawing on Dec. 16. Single, living in [...]

Randallstown Player Buys First 10 Tickets in Pack and Wins $100,000

December 19, 2025

Though there’s no statistical advantage, a Maryland Lottery player from Randallstown prefers to buy scratch-off tickets that are among the first 10 in each pack, and, as luck would have it, the tactic ended up giving her a $100,000 win on the $10 game Red 5’s Doubler. Her top-tier win is the second nine on [...]

Randallstown Woman Stops for Gas and Rides Home With $62,576 Racetrax Prize

December 19, 2025

Who said going to the gas station is costly? A Randallstown woman went to get gas and decided to play a quick game of Racetrax while inside, and ended up winning $62,576 on the animated horse racing game. She played the long odds, high-payoff horses, 9, 10, 11 and 12, in a 10-cent Superfecta boxed [...]

$43,800 Racetrax Win Breaks Baltimore County Man’s Fast in Style

December 18, 2025

Returning home from a doctor’s appointment on Sept. 12, a hungry lottery fan decided to stop by a restaurant to end the fast necessary for some of his medical tests. He added a Racetrax ticket to his order and walked out with a full stomach and a full wallet. The Baltimore County player only has [...]

Son’s Go-Kart Racing Benefits from St. Mary’s Man’s $50K Powerball Win

December 18, 2025

Winner James Quade Jr., along with his dad, are all smiles after claiming a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize.

Baltimore Woman’s Festive December Continues with $50K Holiday Raffle Win

December 18, 2025

Baltimore’s “Birthday Queen” began to suspect she was the second Holiday Raffle Early Bird winner she realized the winning ticket was sold at her favorite store.

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1.5 Billion; Two Maryland Players Win $50K

December 18, 2025

Powerball players in Gwynn Oak and Hagerstown should check their tickets from the Dec. 17 drawing. Although no one hit the $1.25 billion jackpot last night, two Maryland Lottery tickets matched four of five white balls and the red Powerball for a $50,000 third-tier prize. Saturday’s drawing has an estimated annuity value of $1.5 billion, [...]

$150,000 Pick 5 Win Paves Way for New Driveway in Temple Hills

December 16, 2025

A Temple Hills Lottery winner hasn’t given it a whole lot of thought, but he knows one project he’ll address with his $150,000 Pick 5 prize: a new driveway. Though he was excited after claiming his winnings Dec. 15 at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, the player said he mainly is concerned about keeping a low [...]

Burtonsville Woman Wins $50,000 Thanks to Powerball Quick Pick

December 15, 2025

A Burtonsville woman was at home having dinner one night and suddenly thought about trying her luck with Powerball. She asked her husband to go out and buy her a ticket. He went and bought her $20 worth of Powerball quick pick tickets. The winner’s timing was perfect as the last line of her 10 [...]

Gwynn Oak Lottery Stop Leads to $50,000 Pick 5 Payday

December 15, 2025

A Baltimore-area native who has been faithfully playing Maryland Lottery games for more than 40 years is celebrating a $50,000 Pick 5 win, one he says was “a long time coming.” The player has enjoyed plenty of luck over the years with scratch-offs, Pick 4, and Pick 5 games. Every now and then, he also [...]

The Week in Winners: Six in Maryland Miss Powerball Jackpot by One, Winning $50,000 to $1 Million

December 15, 2025

No one has matched all six Powerball numbers since early September, pushing the jackpot to more than $1 billion. But in last week’s three drawings, six Powerball players in Maryland were off by one, matching five of six winning numbers for prizes ranging from $50,000 to $1 million. The six big Powerball tickets were among [...]

$1 Million Powerball Prize Leaves Lanham Winner Too Shaken to Drive

December 12, 2025

“Nina Anonymous” was shaking so much when she realized she had won $1 million in the Dec. 10 Powerball drawing that she needed her husband to drive her to work.

Returned Favor Delivers $100,000 Scratch-off Win in Silver Spring

December 12, 2025

A Silver Spring man, who was in Baltimore on Dec. 11 to collect a Double Your Money scratch-off prize, said his story of winning began when he lent a hand to a family member last month. That kindness was returned in the form of a $100,000 top-prize-winning ticket. “I was on the phone with him [...]

Baltimore Man Stunned After Usual Numbers Give Him $50K Pick 5 Win

December 12, 2025

Bernard Blair Jr., of Baltimore is all smiles after his lucky number 36078 was picked in the Dec. 9 evening Pick 5 drawing.

Bethesda Player Cracks Combination for $111,971 FAST PLAY Jackpot

December 11, 2025

It was late November when a Lottery player from Montgomery County was engaged in a favorite activity: playing Lottery games. Among the purchases to be checked was a $5 FAST PLAY Cash Combination progressive jackpot ticket, which turned out to be a $111,971 winner. The Bethesda resident, who plays all Lottery games aside from Racetrax, [...]

$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Lanham as Jackpot Soars to $1 Billion

December 11, 2025

Three Powerball players in Maryland missed the jackpot by one number in the drawing last night (Dec. 10), including one in Lanham whose ticket is worth $1 million. No one matched all six numbers, so the jackpot rolled to an annuity value of $1 billion with a cash option of $461.3 million. The $1 million [...]

Prince George’s Player’s New Scratch-Off Strategy Yields $100,000 Win

December 11, 2025

An enthusiastic Maryland Lottery scratch-offs player from Prince George’s County says she had a feeling that one day she would win big. Her strategy for making it happen: buying the most recently released tickets she can find. It finally worked. On Dec. 5, the $10 game Red 5’s Doubler showed up in stores. On Dec. [...]