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College Student Wins Big with Racetrax Longshots

$30,734 prize to help with tuition He’s a Racetrax fan, the Baltimore County man told Lottery officials, who plays the popular horse-racing simulation once a week or so when the opportunity presents itself. While his frequency of play may vary, the horses he picks never does. “I always go with the longshots,” he said. That […]

The Week in Winners: Big Prizes in Cash4Life, Multi-Match Top Long List of Lottery Wins

Players across Maryland won more than $30.4 million during week ending Feb. 12 Two Maryland Lottery players won life-changing prizes in the past week: Someone bought a Cash4Life ticket in Windsor Mill that won the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life, while another player in Elkridge landed a $750,000 Multi-Match jackpot. The [...]

‘Power Putter’ Finds the Green with $50,000 Powerball Win

District of Columbia resident wins third-tier prize in Feb. 1 drawing.  An avid golfer from Washington, D.C. is seeing plenty of green after becoming one of the Maryland Lottery’s latest Powerball winners. The former Prince George’s County government employee purchased a $2 ticket that wound up winning $50,000 in the Wednesday, Feb. 1 drawing. The […]

Hagerstown Man Buys Last-Minute Ticket, Wins $50,000

Lucky player claims third-tier prize in Jan. 28 drawing A Western Maryland man who enjoys playing Maryland Lottery jackpot games nearly forgot to buy his Powerball ticket for the Saturday, Jan. 28 drawing. He makes it a point to buy Powerball tickets and, in this case, a last-minute purchase led to a $50,000 prize. The […]

Calvert County Powerball Player Wins $50,000 Prize

Misses jackpot win by one digit in Feb. 6 drawing A longtime Powerball player was on his way to work on Monday, Feb. 6, when he made a fortunate decision to stop at a local store to buy a ticket for that night’s drawing. The Calvert County resident bought one $8 quick-pick ticket at Wawa […]

Scratch-off Newcomer Beholds $50,000 Gold X20 Game’s Top Prize

Baltimore County woman sees win as a blessing  She’s been around scratch-offs for years, a Baltimore-area resident told Lottery officials, but had never developed an interest in playing them until recently. Instant tickets just weren’t her game despite managing a grocery that sells Lottery games and seeing plenty of winners in her time there. “Hey, […]