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Another $50,000 Powerball Prize Picked Up by Lucky Winner

Delaware resident draws a third-tier win An out-of-state player was all smiles when she arrived at Maryland Lottery headquarters this week with a winning $2 Powerball ticket. Her quick-pick ticket won the 57-year-old a sweet $50,000 payday. The Dover, Delaware woman bought her lucky ticket at Giant #140 located at 5815 Eastern Avenue in Hyattsville […]

Baltimore Woman’s Good Feeling Leads to $20,000 Scratch-off Win

Ravens X2 game’s top prize to help new home search    She plays “once in a blue moon,” a 21-year-old Baltimore woman told Lottery officials. Buying an instant ticket rarely occurs to her, she said, unless something unusual compels her. She credits the “good feeling” she experienced upon awakening one day last week for her […]

Kingsville Couple at Birthday Gathering Receive $50,000 Gift

Purchase of scratch-offs brings unexpected fortune A birthday gathering at a Perry Hall watering hole led to an unexpected Lottery windfall for a Kingsville couple. The pair, who have chosen to remain anonymous, were with friends at DeSantis Pizza Grill and Bar in Perry Hall at a birthday event when the husband purchased Lottery scratch-offs. […]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Powerball Players Win Big Prizes as Historic Jackpot Roll Ends

Players across the state won nearly $29.7 million in the seven days ending Nov. 13 As Powerball fever gripped the nation with the jackpot reaching $2.04 billion, Lottery players across Maryland landed 14 Powerball prizes last week ranging from $50,000 to $1 million. In the Nov. 7 Powerball drawing, after a jackpot roll that lasted [...]

Salisbury Jackpot Chaser Catches $50,000 Powerball Prize

Misses historic $2.04 billion jackpot by one number A 33-year-old jackpot chaser won a third-tier $50,000 Powerball prize last week, just missing the historic $2.04 billion jackpot in the Nov. 7 drawing by one number. The lucky player from Wicomico County said she was already preparing for her win days before the drawing. “I’ve been […]

Retired Dundalk Teacher Wins $50,000 Powerball Prize

Winner said Nov. 7 drawing delay was lucky for her The large number of people buying Powerball tickets in the days before the scheduled Nov. 7 drawing resulted in many five- and six-digit prizes across the country as the $2.04 billion jackpot was won in California. Among those winning $50,000 for matching four of the […]

Pick 5 Fan Plays $50,000 Winning Combination

Plans to spend his prize on three home improvement projects A new kitchen countertop, new garage door and a new fence for his yard are on the can-do list of a Baltimore City man who won $50,000 playing Pick 5. The diesel mechanic, who enjoys playing Lottery games regularly, said he added Pick 5 to […]

Police Officer Nabs $50,000 Prize Playing Powerball

Forest Heights, Baltimore City residents also win $50,000 in jackpot game A police officer who lives in Carroll County along with residents from Baltimore City and Prince George’s County stopped by the Maryland Lottery Wednesday to claim three different $50,000 Powerball prizes. The law enforcement officer, who works in a county police department outside of […]