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Baltimore Powerball Jackpot Chaser Wins $50,000

Recent retiree putting winnings in bank A recently retired longtime Maryland Lottery player from East Baltimore won $50,000 in the May 2 Powerball drawing, but he’s still playing in hopes of a bringing home the ticket to a multimillion-dollar jackpot. “This is a blessing. Times are hard. I just appreciate winning,” he said on May […]

Gaithersburg Scratch-off Fan Finds Life-Changing $100,000 Prize

Top-prize win on $30 game solves tuition worries Mild-mannered bank employee by day and Lottery aficionado by night, a Gaithersburg man visited Lottery headquarters this week to claim the winning instant ticket of his dreams. His top-prize win on a $100,000 Extreme Cash scratch-off has relieved him of a years-long concern about how to pay […]

May 4 Powerball Drawing Creates Winners of $100,000 and $50,000

Lucky tickets sold in Capitol Heights, Parkville Third-tier Powerball winners are springing up like May flowers this season. One lucky player bought a $100,000-winning ticket in Prince George’s County, and a $50,000-winning ticket was sold in Baltimore County for the Wednesday, May 4 drawing. No one hit the jackpot but Maryland had 7,229 winners of […]

Financial Planner’s Keno Fun Yields $64,000 Prize

Virginia man placed same 10-spot bet as friend, both win! Meeting up with friends to play Keno together at bars, restaurants and other Lottery retailers is a common practice for many loyal players. Two friends who did so enjoyed unexpected results on May 2 when they each won $64,000 on a 10-spot wager on the […]

Parsonsburg Plumber Unplugs Path to $50,000 Scratch-off Prize

Claims $50,000 prize on $2,000,000 Gold Rush scratch-off A 29-year-old plumber from Parsonsburg unclogged the pipeline to a big scratch-off win over the weekend. The occasional player, who won $50,000 playing the $2,000,000 Gold Rush instant ticket, attributes his lucky win in part to a cashier who works in the store where he bought the […]

Keno Fan Wins $64,000 on 10-spot Wager

Super Bonus addition to ticket gives Washington, D.C., resident big prize A Washington, D.C., man who is a Maryland Lottery fan landed a $64,000 Keno win on May 2 at a Bethesda retailer. The 49-year-old visited Talbert’s Ice & Beverage Service to place a 10-spot wager for three drawings using the numbers 71, 72, 73, […]

Bowie Man Lands $20,000 Mega Millions Prize

Loyal player doubles prize with Megaplier feature Adding the Megaplier option to Mega Millions tickets is standard practice these days for a loyal Lottery player from Bowie. His decision to do so when he bought a Quick Pick ticket for the March 25 drawing wound up doubling his prize to $20,000. The Prince George’s County […]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-offs Deliver Six-Figure Prizes in Bladensburg, Brooklyn Park, Riverdale, Takoma Park

Players across Maryland won nearly $32.4 million during week ending May 1 A Maryland Lottery scratch-off player in Bladensburg landed a $500,000 prize last week, and three other scratch-off tickets purchased in Brooklyn Park, Riverdale and Takoma Park each paid $100,000. In all, 27 tickets worth $10,000 or more were either sold or redeemed in [...]

Baltimore Trucker Hauls in $50,020 Prize-Winning Ticket as Claim Deadline Nears

Won third-tier Powerball Double Play prize in Jan. 1 drawing A Baltimore jackpot chaser who won a $50,020 prize in the New Year’s Day Powerball Double Play drawing just zoomed into Lottery headquarters to claim his big win. Realizing time was running out to claim his fortune, the truck driver hauled in his lucky ticket. […]

$50,000-Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Bowie

Single ticket sold in Arizona wins $473.1 million jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing Marylanders won 30,905 prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000 in the Wednesday night Powerball drawing, which saw a single ticket in Arizona hit the jackpot for a $473.1 million prize. The Maryland Lottery is looking for the lucky player who bought the $50,000 […]

Racetrax Newby from Hagerstown Takes Home $18,099 Prize

Lucky Western Maryland man wins with Trifecta bet A Washington County resident who typically plays scratch-offs found his fortune in a Racetrax wager. His Trifecta bet and a 20-draw ticket gave the lucky winner an $18,099 prize. The 44-year-old bought his $20 ticket at Northgate Plaza Shell in Silver Spring. He selected the 9, 12 […]