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Racetrax Superfecta Win Brings Tears of Joy

Lanham woman claims $28,564 prize An anonymous Racetrax winner from Prince George’s County couldn’t hold back the tears as she visited Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore to claim a $28,564.20 prize on Aug. 8 “The bulk of this will go to my family,” the 59 year-old office worker said.  “Don’t get me wrong, I’ll pay some […]

The Week in Winners: $100,000 Scratch-off, Three $50,000 Prizes are Top Wins of the Week

Players across state won more than $28.5 million during week ending Aug. 7 A scratch-off ticket worth $100,000 sold in Baltimore, and three tickets each worth $50,000 sold in Elkton, Essex and Rockville were the Maryland Lottery’s biggest prizes of the past week. In all, 31 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more were sold or [...]

Milk Run Ends in a Race to a ‘Forever Home’

Montgomery County man and his family heading for new house after $50,000 Powerball prize A truck driver from Gaithersburg man who made a quick stop to buy milk ended up with a little something extra: a Powerball ticket worth $50,000. Now he and his family are looking for a new house to call their “forever […]

Federal Worker from Elkridge Lands $150,000 Powerball Prize

Quick-pick ticket delivers big win in July 18 drawing A federal worker from Elkridge landed a $150,000 windfall on one of his recent weekly trips to the grocery store. On July 15, he visited Giant #344 at 6020 Marshallee Drive in Elkridge and used the store’s self-service vending machine to buy a quick-pick Powerball ticket […]

The Week in Winners: Mega Millions, FAST PLAY Winners Highlight the Week

Players across state won more than $29.6 million during week ending July 31 A historic Mega Millions jackpot was won in Illinois on July 29, and meanwhile, amid excitement about the $1.337 billion prize, 49 Maryland Lottery players across the state won prizes of $10,000 or more last week on a variety of tickets. Three [...]

Historic Mega Millions Jackpot Roll Ends With Winner in Illinois

$1.28 billion jackpot is second-largest in Mega Millions history A Mega Millions jackpot roll that lasted more than three months came to an end as one jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Illinois for the July 29 drawing. With an estimated annuity value of $1.28 billion, it was the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the third-largest […]

Germantown Truck Driver Scores $50,000 Prize Playing Pick 5

Montgomery County resident has practical plans for his windfall A Maryland Lottery player from Germantown said he has been waiting “probably all my life” for a win like the $50,000 Pick 5 prize he claimed on July 27. The Montgomery County man has played the same four-digit number, 7340, for many years on the Pick […]

Third Time’s the Charm for Glen Burnie Player

Lucky lady wins Racetrax twice and Keno once in past six years It’s truly amazing to win big money playing a Lottery game one time, but how about winning big three times? That is exactly what happened to a 49-year-old Glen Burnie woman. She arrived in the Lottery Winner’s Circle once again to celebrate her […]