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Powerball Makes Maryland Millionaire, Four $50K Winners as Jackpot Rolls to $1.7 Billion

As the Powerball jackpot grew to $1.7 billion because no one has matched all six numbers, the game continues making lower tier big winners in Maryland, including a $1 million prize on a ticket sold in Pikesville on the Wednesday (Sept. 3) drawing. The Wednesday drawing also produced four third-tier prizes of $50,000 each on [...]

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $1.4 Billion for Tonight’s Drawing

Powerball fever is in the air and Marylanders can purchase a ticket for tonight’s drawing until 9:59 p.m. This morning, the jackpot bumped up to an estimated annuity value of $1.4 billion with an estimated cash option of $634.3 million. This is the fourth-largest jackpot since the inception of Powerball in 1992, and the sixth-largest [...]

Birthday Numbers Pay Off Big For Baltimore Pick 5 Winner

A self-proclaimed cat enthusiast and devoted Maryland Lottery player from Baltimore is celebrating her biggest win to date: $50,000 from a $1 straight bet match on the Aug. 29 Pick 5 midday drawing. “It seems like a dream come true,” she said Sept. 2 when she claimed the windfall at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. Her […]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Powerball Wins Top Big Ticket List as Jackpot Rolls to $1.3 Billion

As the Powerball jackpot approached the stratospheric level of $1.3 billion for the drawing on Sept. 3, more Maryland Lottery players bought tickets, leading to eight of the 24 big wins across the state this past week coming on the multi-state jackpot game, including a $500,000 winner in Middle River and a $150,000 winning ticket [...]

Videos Raise Awareness of Responsible Gambling Issues and Resources in Maryland

A collaborative effort by Maryland Lottery and Gaming and two other state agencies has produced a set of informational videos that spotlight responsible gambling and the related resources available to Maryland residents. The videos arrive just in time for Responsible Gaming Education Month, a campaign sponsored each September by the American Gaming Association that aims [...]

Powerball Double Play Ticket Sold in Baltimore Worth $500,000 as Jackpot Keeps Rolling

No one hit the Powerball jackpot in Monday night's drawing, but we had a big winner in Baltimore. A Powerball ticket sold at Bernie's Liquors, located at 1414 Martin Blvd., won a $500,000 prize in the Aug. 25 Powerball Double Play drawing. With no jackpot winner on Monday, the game's top prize moves to an [...]