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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 [...]

Baltimore Retirees Score $100,000 Win on Ravens X5 Scratch-off

Lottery luck gives wife the top-prize winning instant ticket A Baltimore-area husband-and-wife scratch-off team found a touchdown-worthy $100,000 top-prize win earlier this month on the Ravens X5 scratch-off. They scored on one of five instant tickets the husband bought at a Baltimore grocery. His strategy for selecting scratch-offs to play is simple, the husband said. […]

The Week in Winners: Players in Baltimore, Beltsville, Bowie, Silver Spring Win Week’s Biggest Prizes

Players across Maryland won more than $28.5 million during week ending Jan. 29 Maryland Lottery players in Baltimore, Beltsville, Bowie and Silver Spring won $100,000 each playing scratch-off tickets, topping the list of big winners for the week ending Jan. 29. The scratch-off ticket $50,000 Cash delivered 10 of the 18 prizes of $50,000 that [...]

Grocery Shopper Bags Third-Tier Powerball Prize

Cecil County man wins $50,000 in December drawing The holidays came and went while a Cecil County resident held onto a $50,000 third-tier winning Powerball ticket he bought for the Dec. 10 drawing. A morning grocery store trip led to his brush with good luck. The occasional Lottery player, who claimed his prize this week, […]

Just One Ticket Leads to Another $50,000 Cash Scratch-off Top Prize

Lucky Gaithersburg woman takes home $50,000 prize Another $50,000 top prize on the $50,000 Cash scratch-off game is claimed, this time by a lucky Montgomery County woman. The 40-year-old purchased just one instant ticket last week and scratched her way to the big prize. The restaurant employee said she was out running errands when she […]

Prince George’s County Man Scores 2nd Big Lottery Scratch-Off Win

Hyattsville player wins $100,000 after collecting $50,000 in 2019 The last time he won a big Maryland Lottery prize, the Hyattsville resident used the $50,000 to renovate his house. While unsure what his new $100,000 scratch-off prize will finance, the winner does know he and his wife will have a celebratory evening out, “dinner at […]

Two $50,000-Winning Powerball Tickets Sold in Jan. 25 Drawing

Lucky tickets sold in Baltimore, Bowie Congratulations to the Maryland Powerball players who bought two $50,000-winning tickets in the Wednesday, Jan. 25 drawing. While no one hit the jackpot, there were 33 $50,000 third-tier winning tickets sold across the nation. Maryland had 21,852 total winning tickets in the Jan. 25 drawing, ranging from $4 to […]

Excited Hyattsville Man ‘Couldn’t Stop Talking’ after $100,000 Win

Scratch-off fan plans to take a vacation to visit his grandchildren Winning $100,000 on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket was a new experience for a Prince George’s County grandfather, who became so excited his adult son urged him to “calm down.” “I just couldn’t stop talking,” the winner said with a smile, adding that he […]

Another Player Captures Top Prize on $50,000 Cash Scratch-off

Lucky Reisterstown man takes home $50,000 prize The Maryland Lottery Customer Resource Center is overflowing with players winning the $50,000 top prize on the $20 $50,000 Cash scratch-off game that went on sale in December. The game began with 160 $50,000 top prizes and a Baltimore County man nabbed one of them. The 72-year-old found […]