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Fallston ZIP Code Wager Secures $100,000 in Pick 5 Prizes

Harford County resident bought two tickets for big win A Fallston man used his hometown’s ZIP code to help him win $50,000 twice in a May 5 Pick 5 drawing. The retired business owner, a loyal Pick 3 and Pick 4 player for years, would use street address numbers for those games. When Pick 5 started […]

St. Mary’s County Racetrax Rookie Wins $40,309

Novice credits her husband for her Lottery luck A Southern Maryland woman is sure glad she let her husband talk her into playing her first game of Racetrax. The rookie took home $40,309 on a $1 Superfecta wager. "He plays all the time and he was explaining how to play so I thought I would give it a [...]

The Week in Winners: ‘Force’ of Good Luck Delivers Many Lottery Wins on Star Wars Day

Lottery players across Maryland won nearly $36.8 million during week ending May 7 The “force” of good luck was with a group of Maryland Lottery players on May 4, as the pun-inspired observance of Star Wars Day (May The Fourth Be With You) produced 34 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more. The driving “force” behind [...]

Familiar Voice Leads the Way to $50,000 Top Prize

Baltimore nurse listens, scratches and wins “I’ve heard the voice before,” a Baltimore woman told Lottery officials last week, “and I can’t remember it ever steering me wrong.” Asked about her decision to purchase the $50,000 Cash scratch-off that produced her $50,000 top-prize win, E. Burrell gave the credit to the mysterious voice that told […]

$50,000 Pick 5 Winner from Baltimore Has Eye on Retirement

Winning ticket will ease the path A public school construction supervisor from Baltimore has arrived, financially, at a place where he could retire immediately, thanks to a $50,000 win in the Maryland Lottery’s April 25 Pick 5 drawing. He plans to stay at his job for another 18 months to two years, however, as planned. […]

Lucky Winner Keeps Cool After Top-Prize Lottery Win

Suitland resident wins $50,000 on Pick 5 ticket A Lottery player from Suitland has been playing Pick 5 consistently since the game launched in February 2022. He’s won smaller prizes in the past, but yesterday he got his biggest win yet taking home a $50,000 top prize. The 76-year-old man made a stop at Meyer’s [...]

Powerball Win for Prince George’s County Couple

Winners miss the jackpot by one number taking home a $50,000 win A Hyattsville couple won a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize in April, missing the big jackpot by just one number. The fortunate duo claimed the prize last week at Lottery Headquarters. The wife of the winning duo said she purchased the tickets on April […]