36th top-tier ticket sold in 2016
Drop that umbrella and check your Bonus Match 5 tickets, Maryland Lottery players, because we’ve got a winner! Some lucky player is holding a $50,000 winning ticket from the Monday, Feb. 22 drawing. The player found his or her Lottery luck at the Royal Farms store located at 10988 Red Run Boulevard in Owings Mills.
The lucky ticket matches the five numbers of 13, 26, 33, 35 and 36; the Bonus Ball was 37. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place. The winner has 182 days to claim the prize and must come in person to Lottery headquarters at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore. This is the 36th top-prize Bonus Match 5 ticket sold in 2016.
The retailer is also a winner; the Lottery will give the store a bonus of $500 for selling the lucky ticket.
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!