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$100,000 Powerball Win Turns Around a Bad Day

Frederick Lottery fans claim third-tier surprise in January drawing   They both enjoy the Lottery so much, a husband and wife team told officials this week, that hardly a week goes by without one of them buying a ticket. Their most recent purchase, a $6 Powerball ticket, brought the Frederick pair to Lottery headquarters in […]

Waldorf Woman Switches Up Numbers, Wins $50,000 Pick 5 Prize

Charles County resident drops numbers after three days Some Lottery fans play the same numbers every day and worry that changing those numbers could result in missing out on a big prize. A Waldorf woman took the opposite approach and won $50,000 on Pick 5. She won with the lucky digits 83205 in the Jan. 29 midday […]

The Week in Winners: Players Win $100K on Powerball in Frederick and a Scratch-off Ticket in Delmar

Across Maryland nearly $27.9 million in prizes are claimed in the past week A Powerball player in Frederick matched five numbers to win a $100,000 prize, and a scratch-off player in Delmar also scored $100,000 for the top wins of the past week. In all, 23 Maryland Lottery players won prizes of $10,000 or more [...]

$50,000 Scratch-off Win Changes the Conversation

Glen Burnie housekeeper receives top-prize surprise An Anne Arundel County couple visited Lottery headquarters on Tuesday with a top-prize winning Holiday Cash scratch-off in hand. The excitement delivered by its $50,000 prize was still quite evident on their faces. The win, their biggest ever, had occurred the day before. “I just kept saying, ‘No,’” recalled […]

The Week in Winners: $100K Scratch-off Prize in Denton Tops Lottery List, While Four Hit Big on Racetrax

Players across Maryland claim nearly $24.4 million in prizes this past week The top Maryland Lottery wins in Maryland in the past week were a $100,000 hit on a scratch-off sold in Denton, and a $50,000 score on a Baltimore scratch-off. Racetrax produced four substantial winners in Catonsville, Oxon Hill and Waldorf (two). In all, [...]

Towson Retiree Starting 2024 with $50,000 Pick 5 Prize

Loyal player putting windfall into the bank A Baltimore County Pick 5 fan scored the biggest prize of his life this month with a $1 straight bet on a quick-pick ticket. The lucky player buys his tickets in the morning for both the midday and evening Pick 5 drawings. On Jan. 13, his routine brought […]

Laurel Man Takes Home $50,000 Powerball Win

Chasing a $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot brings lucky third-tier prize A Howard County man is one happy Lottery player after claiming a $50,000 prize he won playing Powerball last October. He prefers Racetrax, but bought a Powerball ticket on Oct. 4 because the estimated jackpot annuity at that time was $1.2 billion. Missing the jackpot […]

The Week in Winners: Dundalk Lottery Player Scores $146,425 While Others Across State Hit for $50K

Many prizes in excess of $10,000 remain unclaimed after being won last week A $146,425 progressive jackpot win on a FAST PLAY ticket sold Jan. 14 in Dundalk and another seven prizes of $50,000 or more in Bethesda, Elkridge, Hagerstown, Parkville, Riverdale, Upper Marlboro and Westminster topped this week’s list of Maryland Lottery wins. In [...]