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 […]
Claims top prize on Bonus Bingo X20 scratch-off A Frederick County resident is no stranger to playing the Maryland Lottery. In fact, he’s no stranger to winning large Lottery prizes, either. In 2008, the lucky man took home a $50,000 Bonus Match 5 top prize. Fast forward to 2023 and he’s back in the Lottery […]
Washington, D.C. resident Warren Leonard crossed the Maryland state line to find his $50,000 top prize on the Deluxe Crossword scratch-off game.
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 […]
Claims $100,000 prize scratching 50 Years! instant ticket A Montgomery County woman visited Lottery headquarters this week to cash in a scratch-off worth $100,000. The teacher told officials that she plays only occasionally, but when she saw the 50 Years! game at a gas station, she decided to treat herself. Boy, did she ever! “I […]
This Montgomery County resident turned his frown upside down with a $100,000 scratch-off win.
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 […]
Finds first of seven Diamond Bingo 4th Edition top prizes A Montgomery County resident won $30,000 playing a Maryland Lottery scratch-off, which was enough to make him happy, but not enough to keep him from wanting to go back to work. After claiming the prize Nov. 2 at Maryland Lottery headquarters, the Rockville man said […]
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 […]
Former Baltimore City police officer Kenneth Matthew of Laurel won $100,000 in part because he is not a fan of the funk music variant known as go-go.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Claims second-tier prize on Money Bag Multiplier scratch-off “Whenever I’m in the mood to play,” a county government employee explained to Maryland Lottery officials, “I always do my research first.” He conducted that research by visiting mdlottery.com, the Lottery website, and accomplished the winning by selecting a Money Bag Multiplier instant ticket to play last […]
Western Maryland residents win $50,000 playing Gold Bar Bingo scratch-off A 52-year-old Allegany County woman and her 21-year-old daughter are living life like it’s golden. They are celebrating a $50,000 top-prize win playing the Gold Bar Bingo 4th Edition scratch-off. About a week ago, the two were grocery shopping at Martin’s #6297 in Cumberland when […]
With a no-frills $1 Superfecta bet, the “Bowie Ballers” scored a $229,774 Racetrax win.
Eastern Shore co-workers score third-tier win in Oct. 9 drawing A group of 25 players nicknamed the “Ocean City Medical Group” recently got a huge surprise in the Oct. 9 Powerball drawing. They won $50,000! “I still really can’t believe we won,” a representative for the group said while claiming the prize at Maryland Lottery […]
Playing ‘just for fun’ turns even more fun with big win Playing the Maryland Lottery is “just for fun” for a St. Mary’s County woman, who enjoys a variety of games. Winning $124,754 on a $5 FAST PLAY game increased the fun substantially. “I don’t have any vices,” she said on Oct. 27 while claiming […]
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