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Retired Electrician Gets Monetary Jolt Just in Time for the Holidays

Anne Arundel County man claims $50,000 top prize on Holiday Cash scratch-off A lucky player couldn’t believe his eyes when he looked at a $50,000 winning Holiday Cash scratch-off. The Anne Arundel County resident buys Maryland Lottery scratch-offs several times a week but never won any five-figure prizes. He’s since come to learn that his […]

The Week in Winners: Pair of Six-Figure Prizes and $50,000 Powerball Wins Highlight the Week

Lottery players across the state won nearly $26.7 million during week ending Nov. 12 A $500,000 scratch-off prize in Frederick County and a Racetrax ticket sold in Hagerstown that was worth more than $100,000 were the Maryland Lottery’s largest prizes of the past week. Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot has rolled to an estimated annuity value [...]

Racetrax Delivers Big Win to Retired Postal Worker

$101,523 prize is largest-ever for frequent player A Washington County Racetrax fan claimed the biggest prize of his life this week. The retired U.S. Postal Service employee and U.S. Army veteran has visited Lottery headquarters several times with winning tickets over the years, but those past wins pale in comparison to the better than $100,000 […]

Howard County Woman Shocked by $100,000 Top-Prize Win

Nurse’s calculated approach to playing scratch-offs pays off  A lucky Elkridge resident was floored after revealing a $100,000 top-prize win on a $100,000 Ca$h scratch-off. Her scratch-off research paid off with the biggest prize of her life. The anonymous winner, who is going by the nickname “Meks” to tell her story, stopped by Maryland Lottery […]

Four Horses Deliver Second Superfecta Win to Racetrax Player

Baltimore County resident wins $28,601 in October After winning big on a Racetrax Superfecta wager about four years ago, a Catonsville man decided to shuffle his numbers and hope his four horses would deliver another big prize. “I’ve been playing that sequence ever since,” he told Lottery officials this week as he claimed a $28,601 […]

Hagerstown Man Ends Rough Week with $37,616 Prize

This lucky Hagerstown man won $37,616 on a FAST PLAY Slingo® ticket. Washington County resident is third jackpot winner on FAST PLAY Slingo® game A Hagerstown man had a roller coaster of a week that ended on a positive note when he won $37,616 on a FAST PLAY Slingo® ticket. The anonymous winner, who nicknamed [...]

The Week in Winners: Bowie Lottery Player Wins $229,744 Playing Racetrax; Five Others Score $100K Prizes

People across the state won nearly $28.9 million during week ending Nov. 5 A Racetrax player in Bowie hit for $229,744 prize, while five scratch-off players collected prizes of $100,000 each in Capitol Heights, Mount Airy, Olney and Frederick (two), for the Maryland Lottery’s top prizes of the week. In all, 27 Maryland Lottery tickets [...]

Player Reveals First $100,000 Top Prize on Snow Globe 7s Scratch-off

Frederick woman scratches her way to holiday delight Congratulations to a lucky Frederick County player who claimed the first of nine $100,000 top prizes on the Lottery’s new Snow Globe 7s holiday scratch-off. The player visited Lottery headquarters in Baltimore this week to turn in her instant ticket, which revealed a “7” symbol with the […]

Pikesville Man’s Rotated Number Wins $50,000 Pick 5 Prize

Retired police officer plans to use proceeds to help his kids afford college A Baltimore County resident who rotates numbers that he uses for Lottery games saw one of his combinations pay off with a $50,000 Pick 5 windfall. The Pikesville man said there is no significance to these numbers. He simply thinks about them and […]

Lucky Numbers Yield $50,000 Prize for Happy Grandpa

Prince George’s County man finds win playing Pick 5 An 81-year-old who enjoys playing Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 is celebrating a big Lottery win. The Prince George’s County resident purchased a $2 Pick 5 ticket, with a $1 straight bet, for the Oct. 7 midday and evening drawings and won $50,000! The […]

Parking Lot Issue Drives Lucky Player to $100,000 Scratch-off Payday

Frederick woman claims top prize on Bingo X10 scratch-off It’s often suggested that people not make rash, hasty decisions to avoid undesirable outcomes. The story of a Frederick woman’s $100,000 Lottery payday, however, shows that sometimes an abrupt decision can lead to good fortune. She left one Lottery retailer after a parking lot issue to […]

Family Numbers Help Bowie Man Win $500,000 on Multi-Match

Correctional officer is ninth Multi-Match jackpot winner in 2023 A Bowie man’s decision to play numbers related to family dates helped him secure a $500,000 Multi-Match jackpot prize. “All the numbers that I choose have significance to my family. Some are birth dates and other milestones,” he told Lottery officials. His winning numbers for the […]