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Mega Millions Jackpot Roll Continues

Five Maryland retailers sell $10,000-winning tickets Although there was no Mega Millions jackpot winner on Tuesday night, the drawing produced five third-tier $10,000-winning tickets sold in Maryland. Congratulations! The jackpot for the next Mega Millions drawing on Friday, Jan. 13 rolled to an estimated annuity value of $1.35 billion. If the jackpot is hit at that amount [...]

Retired Firefighter on a Hot Streak of Lottery Wins

Accokeek resident claims $50,000 Pick 5 prize A Prince George’s County retiree who spent his career extinguishing fires is enjoying a flaming hot Lottery winning streak. After claiming two $50,000 Pick 5 prizes in November, the lucky player returned to Lottery headquarters this week to claim a third $50,000 Pick 5 prize. The Accokeek resident […]

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 […]