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The Week in Winners: Scratch-offs Deliver Week’s Biggest Prizes as Jackpots Keep Rising

More than $42 million in prizes won in the past week throughout Maryland Maryland Lottery scratch-off tickets sold in District Heights, Cumberland and Silver Spring were responsible for life-changing prizes last week. But the potential for even bigger prizes awaits, as the the surging jackpots in Mega Millions and Powerball fueled substantial wins in Charlotte [...]

License Plate Digits Give Waldorf Player a $50,000 Pick 5 Prize

Charles County man planning home remodeling with winnings Some Lottery fans are superstitious, playing the same numbers every day because they worry about missing out on a big prize if they change their digits. A Waldorf resident who takes that approach played his license plate number in the March 9 Pick 5 drawing as he […]

PAC-MAN Scratch-off, Two Oversized Games Coming March 18

PAC-MAN second-chance promotion offers prizes of cash, arcade unit A scratch-off based on the award-winning PAC-MAN arcade video game is among five Maryland Lottery scratch-offs coming to stores on Monday, March 18. Two oversized instant tickets — the $10 $150,000 Extreme and $1 Corner Payout – join the $5 Money Money Money and $10 Bingo […]

Giddy Somerset County Pop Pop Wins $50,000 Pick 5 Prize

New car license plates yield player’s big win An Eastern Shore grandfather was overcome with excitement today as he claimed a $50,000 prize he won playing Pick 5 back in February. The big winner says playing the license plate number on his new car led to his windfall. The Somerset County man, who works the […]

Lanham Chef Cooks Up a Big Lottery Win

Lucky player claims $50,000 Powerball prize A lucky Lanham woman who plays Lottery games several times a week uses the same numbers every time she plays Powerball. Having never won a significant prize, she was beyond surprised when she realized a $50,000 fortune had come her way. The 55-year-old chef had visited her usual place […]

Astrology Helps Cumberland Woman Win $2 Million Scratch-off Prize

Becomes second Cumberland resident to claim million-dollar prize this week There’s a lot of Lottery luck flowing through Western Maryland this week! A Cumberland resident just became the second player from that city to claim a prize of $1 million or more from the Maryland Lottery. The lucky woman was searching for gold by playing […]

Life-Changing FAST PLAY Win Creates Western Maryland Millionaire

Allegany County man in disbelief, even after claiming prize Maryland’s newest Lottery millionaire claimed the prize of his life on Tuesday, delivering to Lottery headquarters a FAST PLAY MONOPOLY™ Properties top-prize winning ticket he purchased on Sunday. The hours between then and his arrival in the Lottery Winner’s Circle were both exciting and nerve-wracking, the […]

The Week in Winners: FAST PLAY Ticket Makes Lottery Player in Cumberland a Millionaire

Nearly $32 million in prizes won in the past week throughout Maryland A Maryland Lottery player in Cumberland bought a FAST PLAY ticket worth $1 million over the weekend, scratch-off players in Edgewater and Dundalk claimed $100,000 each and a Manchester Pick 5 player cashed out five tickets worth a total of $250,000, all in [...]

Wedding Anniversary Digits Win $50,000 for Grandmother

Lucky date secures top prize in Pick 5 drawing A Cecil County grandmother was smiling from ear to ear at Lottery headquarters as she claimed a $50,000 prize won playing Pick 5 over the weekend. The big winner was at home, checking her numbers on her phone for the March 9 midday drawing, when she […]

Improvements to Lottery Mobile App, Website Coming in April

Technology upgrades will enhance players’ experiences The Maryland Lottery will soon consolidate two of its mobile apps into one, making it easier to access all the information you need in one place. The change is part of a technology upgrade that also includes an update to the mdlottery.com website. The app changes and website refresh [...]

Player Fortifies Retirement Nest Egg with Quintuple Pick 5 Win

Carroll County man claims $250,000 in prizes “I’m feeling better than ever,” said an elated Manchester resident after claiming $250,000 in Pick 5 prizes at Lottery headquarters this week. Wednesday was a perfect day, he told Lottery officials. After he and his wife got up early and ran errands, they took time to place five […]