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Lucky Number 3 Gives Keno Player a $30,000 Surprise

Switches games after Racetrax horses deny him a win A Bowie resident who visited Lottery headquarters recently confessed that his game of choice is typically Racetrax. But his choices may be changing after he won a $30,000 prize on Jan. 3 playing Keno at Gem Liquors in Lanham. The retail site is one of his […]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Makes Millionaires in Upper Marlboro, Waldorf and White Hall

Players across Maryland won nearly $38.1 million during week ending Jan. 8 Maryland has three new millionaires after a week when two people bought second-tier winning Mega Millions tickets in Upper Marlboro and White Hall, and a third person in Waldorf bought a FAST PLAY progressive jackpot ticket worth $1,540,419. As of Jan. 9, only [...]

Holiday Scratch-off Turns First-Time Player Into First-Time Winner

Claims $30,000 top prize on Peppermint Payout scratch-off An 18-year-old Germantown woman came to Maryland Lottery headquarters with her parents in tow, eager to share her exciting experience. The Lottery novice won big the first time she played a scratch-off and was claiming a $30,000 top prize on the Peppermint Payout game. For her first […]

Upper Marlboro Retailer Sells $1 Million Mega Millions Ticket

Jackpot rolls to $1.1 billion for Tuesday’s drawing Congratulations to our new Mega Millions millionaire! If you bought a ticket at Marlboro Liquors in Upper Marlboro for the Friday, Jan. 6 drawing, you could be Maryland’s newest millionaire. Five players in Maryland, Florida, New Jersey and New York (two winners) matched five of the winning […]

Laurel Guitar Player Strums Up a Shocking Lottery Win

Claims $100,000 top prize on Blizzard Bucks scratch-off A lucky Laurel man used his music improvisational skills to make a $100,000-winning instant ticket selection. He told Lottery officials that his random choice led him to a top-prize win on a Blizzard Bucks scratch-off. The guitarist bought his $10 instant ticket at Lee’s Market in Laurel, […]

Calvert County Lottery Player Scores First Big Win of $50,000

Claims third-tier winning Powerball prize from Oct. 10 drawing Buying gas, a cup of coffee and Lottery tickets at his favorite retailers is a nice routine that a Calvert County Lottery player has followed for decades. An admitted jackpot chaser, he favors the Powerball, Mega Millions and Multi-Match games, and until recently his biggest prize […]

$50,000-Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Rosedale

Player bought lucky ticket in Jan. 4 drawing Check your Powerball tickets from Wednesday’s drawing, Maryland! Even though no one hit the jackpot, one $50,000-winning ticket was sold in our state along with 14,700 other winning tickets ranging from $4 to $100. One lucky player bought a third-tier winning ticket from Dan’s Cigar Lounge located […]

Canton Jackpot Chaser Captures $50,000 Powerball Prize

Wins big while playing an online game A Baltimore City resident was home playing an online game when she suddenly discovered she was $50,000 richer, thanks to her lucky Powerball ticket. The Canton woman had purchased $20 worth of tickets for the Nov. 5 drawing from Royal Farms #111 at 1200 Ponca Street in Baltimore. […]