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Half-Scratched Deluxe Crossword Game Stuns Player with $50,000 Prize

Confused Germantown man scratches entire game after scanner proclaims big win A dedicated scratch-off player of 30 years almost missed a winning combination on the 7th edition of the Deluxe Crossword game. The Montgomery County resident found four of eight winning words and only resumed scratching off the rest of the puzzles when a ticket […]

Fourth Scratch-off Does the Trick for Lucky Baltimore County Woman

Player claims $50,000 prize on Gold X50 instant ticket A Reisterstown resident completely changed how she goes about playing Lottery games and wound up in the Lottery Winner’s Circle. After upgrading from $1 and $2 instant tickets to a $10 scratch-off, she bought three non-winners in a row but remained optimistic and persistent. Her fourth […]

Generous Powerball Fan Brings Home a $50,000 Third-tier Win

Rockville man plans to help a friend in need using winnings A Montgomery County Lottery fan who exclusively plays Powerball is now reaping the benefits of testing his Lottery luck. The grateful 56-year-old won $50,000 with a quick-pick ticket in the Jan. 30 drawing. On Jan. 30, the Rockville man stopped at Courthouse Exxon in […]

Powerball Jackpot Rolls, Gives Maryland a $50,000 Winner

Player bought lucky ticket in Upper Marlboro The Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $700 million after Wednesday’s drawing. And in the process, the game delivered a $50,000 prize on a ticket sold in Prince George’s County and 28,272 other Maryland prizes. No one hit the jackpot, which is now the sixth-largest […]

Multi-Match Drawings Moving to Earlier Time Starting March 2

Maryland’s in-state jackpot game switching to Evening Drawings timeslot The Maryland Lottery’s twice-weekly drawings of Multi-Match are shifting to a new time: Beginning on Thursday, March 2, Multi-Match drawings will be held at approximately 7:56 p.m., the same time that the Lottery conducts the Evening Drawings of Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 and Bonus […]

Laurel Player Plans to Help Daughter Using $50,000 Scratch-Off Prize

Winner sticks to instant games because ‘they’re easy to play’ A scratch-off enthusiast from Laurel has won a lot of three-digit prizes over the years, but got a pleasant surprise recently when he won $50,000 on the $20 $50,000 Cash game. “I only play scratch-offs,” he proclaimed Jan. 30 at Maryland Lottery headquarters while claiming his […]

Calvert County Man is Lottery’s Newest Scratch-off Millionaire

Wins top prize playing THE GAME OF LIFE™ game It’s become his habit, a 56-year-old husband, father and grandfather from Calvert County told Lottery officials, to always check the Maryland Lottery website before purchasing a scratch-off. A review to determine which instant games have a good selection of big cash prizes available helps him identify […]

Three Maryland Retailers Sell $50,000-Winning Powerball Tickets

Players buy lucky tickets in Baltimore, Hanover, Rockville as jackpot keeps rolling After giving one Marylander a $50,000 prize in the Monday, Jan. 30 drawing, Powerball delivered two more $50,000 prizes to Maryland players who added the Double Play option to their tickets. Congratulations to all three winners and the 22,565 other players in our [...]