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Laurel Racetrax Novice Wins $36,400 Prize on Superfecta Box Bet

Anne Arundel County woman is former jackpot player A Laurel resident who has played Powerball and Mega Millions in the past decided to try her luck on the computer-animated Racetrax game. She purchased a $24 quick-pick ticket on Oct. 16 and had beginner’s luck, winning $36,400. “This was my first time playing. I thought I […]

Fort Washington Woman Scratches a $100,000 Winner

Husband delivers top-prize winning Money Bag Multiplier game to wife A 74-year-old scratch-off lover from Prince George’s County is thanking her husband for her recent big win. Her adoring spouse brought home a $10 Money Bag Multiplier game worth $100,000. It was about two weeks ago, when the winner’s husband went into the Stop & […]

$50,000-Winning Powerball Double Play Ticket Sold in Capitol Heights

Player bought lucky ticket in Oct. 18 drawing Congratulations to our new $50,000 Powerball Double Play winner! Even though no one hit the jackpot, there were 8,776 winning tickets sold in our state in the regular Oct. 18 drawing and 1,289 Double Play Maryland winners. The Maryland Lottery is looking for the lucky player who […]

Jackpot Fever Produces $50,000 Powerball Prize

Virginia woman finds fortune at MGM National Harbor casino Life doesn’t take her into Maryland too much anymore, an Arlington woman told Lottery officials, but Powerball recently gave her a billion reasons to visit. The game’s near record-breaking jackpot roll, which ended Oct. 11 in a $1.765 billion win, put her in just the right […]

Avid Lottery Player Scores Powerball’s Third-Tier Prize

Quick-pick ticket for husband yields $50,000 win A 61-year-old retiree from Abingdon bought Lottery games for herself and for her husband last week and won a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize. Lady luck found the loyal player at a local 7-Eleven where she purchases her weekly games. “I have the same numbers that I play each […]

With An Eye on Winning $1 Billion, Player Scores $100,008

Powerball gives up substantial sum for man in pursuit of massive prize A $100,008 Lottery prize is a lot of money, but a player from Upper Marlboro who won that amount generally doesn’t start paying attention to the national jackpot games until they have another three or four zeros in the mix. “I play when […]

Unlucky Numbers Turn into $50K Powerball Win for Hagerstown Woman

Winner successfully replayed numbers from previous non-winning ticket A Hagerstown woman used a unique method of selecting numbers from a non-winning ticket to secure a $50,000 Powerball prize. According to the big winner, she used the quick-pick method to purchase a Powerball ticket on Oct. 7. That three-line ticket was a non-winner and she noted that she did […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Spreads Wealth with $100,000 Win in Bowie, Plus Seven $50,000 Prizes

Players across the state won more than $26.7 million during week ending Oct. 15 Although the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was hit last week on a ticket sold in California, a player in Bowie won $100,000 thanks to the multi-state jackpot game, and another seven players in Maryland hit for $50,000 each. The $50,000 wins [...]

Chasing the Powerball Jackpot Leads to $50,000 Win

Billboard sign lures Prince George’s County man to buy a ticket     A 58-year-old Prince George’s County man, who works as a nurse, and his co-worker were on their way home from their shift on Oct. 7, when the huge billboard message about the Powerball jackpot caught their eye. So, they made a pit stop in […]