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The Week in Winners: Lottery Delivers Six-Digit Prizes in Bowie, Damascus, Hollywood, Riverdale Park, Gaithersburg

June 26, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $27.9 million during week ending June 25 Six Maryland Lottery players won six-digit prizes last week on tickets purchased in Bowie, Damascus, Hollywood, Riverdale Park, and two in Gaithersburg. Two of the top wins — in Damascus and Riverdale Park — came on FAST PLAY progressive jackpots of $170,566 [...]

Birthday Gift Reveals $50,000 Scratch-off Prize

June 26, 2023
Player stunned by Gold X50 game success Gifts of scratch-offs are part of her family’s traditional birthday celebration, a Prince George’s County woman told Lottery officials. However, being gifted a $50,000-winning scratch-off is far from traditional! “Journey,” as the anonymous winner nicknamed herself for Lottery publicity, found her second-tier prize playing a Gold X50 scratch-off. [...]

Southern Maryland Man Nabs Last Top Prize on Popular Scratch-off

June 23, 2023
St. Mary’s County player takes home $100,000 playing $100,000 Crossword game A 31-year-old St. Mary’s County resident who doesn’t normally play crossword-themed scratch-offs tried the sixth edition of the $100,000 Crossword  game, winning the game’s last top prize. The father of three was leaving a cookout in May when nature and Lady Luck came calling. [...]

FAST PLAY Games Deliver Pair of Six-Digit Prizes in Riverdale Park, Damascus

June 23, 2023
Progressive jackpots won in World Championship Poker and Casino Royale Slots A pair of FAST PLAY purchases turned June 22 into a memorable evening for lucky Lottery players in Riverdale Park and Damascus. Someone bought a $5 World Championship Poker ticket that won a progressive jackpot worth $107,801 at Kenilworth Liquors in Riverdale Park. Then [...]

New Scratch-offs for Summer: Ultimate Cash, Diamond Bingo, and Ca$h Multiplier

June 21, 2023

Three games launched on June 19 Just in time for summer, the Maryland Lottery launched three hot new scratch-offs on June 19 — Ultimate Cash, Diamond Bingo and Ca$h Multiplier. Ultimate Cash is a $10 game that launched with eight top prizes of $100,000, along with 10 second-tier prizes of $50,000 and 58 $10,000 prizes […]

Lucky Numbers Lead to $50,000 Pick 5 Surprise

June 21, 2023
Frederick couple to tackle home improvement project with winnings A Western Maryland man told Lottery officials this week that he’s always loved the numbers nine and zero. Anytime he has to choose a number, the Frederick resident selects nine or zero or both. Knowing this, it’s no surprise what numbers he selected when playing the [...]

Windsor Mill Man Shocked to Win $150,000 Powerball Prize

June 21, 2023
Retired firefighter will continue to play as jackpot rolls to $400 million The Powerball jackpot continues to grow but many players, including a Windsor Mill man, are picking up big second- and third-tier prizes along the way. He won a $150,000 prize in the May 31 drawing. The lucky player knew he won when he matched [...]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Has Three New Millionaires, Courtesy of Scratch-Offs, Multi-Match

June 20, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $28.6 million during week ending June 18 The Maryland Lottery generated three new millionaires last week, and one of them still hasn’t claimed their prize yet. Two of the big wins were on scratch-off tickets sold in Parkville and Severn that were claimed last week at Lottery headquarters in [...]

Retired Longshoreman Ready to Unload $50,000 Pick 5 Prize

June 15, 2023
“Bubba” of Windsor Mill and his daughter celebrate his Lottery luck. Windsor Mill grandfather has multiple plans for winnings A loyal Maryland Lottery player from Baltimore County who favors the Pick 3/4/5 games said that he wins small prizes fairly often by following his intuition. The anonymous player, who is calling himself “Bubba” to tell [...]

Powerball and Mega Millions Jackpots Combine for $621 Million

June 14, 2023
Three Mega Millions third-tier prizes sold last night in Upper Marlboro Get your tickets now for tonight’s Powerball drawing as the jackpot has rolled to $340 million with an estimated cash value of $175.5 million. The Mega Millions jackpot also keeps increasing as no one matched all numbers on Tuesday evening, but players who purchased [...]