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Record-Shattering Powerball Jackpot Won in California

$1 million winning ticket sold in Catonsville as historic jackpot roll ends Although Monday night’s Powerball drawing was delayed until Tuesday morning, it delivered a record-shattering jackpot on a winning ticket sold in California, along with nine prizes of at least $50,000 on tickets sold in Maryland, including a $1 million second-tier win in Catonsville. [...]

Powerball Drawing Results Delayed

Results are anticipated Tuesday morning; players should hold on to their tickets Monday night’s Powerball and Double Play drawings were delayed as one of the 48 participating lotteries worked to finalize its sales results. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game [...]

IT Professional Plays It Cool after $50,000 Powerball Win

Claims third-tier prize in Oct. 22 drawing Like players around the nation, an Upper Marlboro man finds it hard to resist taking shots at the constantly rising Powerball jackpot. Once the jackpot climbed to $550 million last month, the 37-year-old bet $10 for one draw. He didn’t take home the jackpot that night, but he […]

The Week in Winners: Record-Setting Powerball Jackpot Roll Makes Millionaires in Baltimore, Prince Frederick

Players across the state won more than $33.1 million in the seven days ending Nov. 6 The Powerball jackpot rolled to an all-time-record $1.9 billion in the past week, and while a jackpot-winning ticket remained elusive, Maryland Lottery retailers sold two tickets worth $1 million, one each in Baltimore and Prince Frederick. With the Powerball [...]

Powerball Excitement Delivers Different Kind of Win

Rockville man claims $50,000 Bonus Match 5 top prize    Hopes of winning the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot got him into the lucky 7-Eleven on Rockville Pike, a Montgomery County man told Lottery officials. Who would have thought, however, that while the Powerball tickets he bought that day produced no matches, the “other” game he played […]

Loyal Silver Spring Powerball Player Wins $50,000

Montgomery County man plays multiple times a week Powerball jackpot fever continues to hit the nation and a Silver Spring man is happy to join in on the fun. He won $50,000 by matching four of the five numbers plus the Powerball for the Oct. 24 drawing. The lucky winner said he is a loyal […]

Powerball Jackpot Increases to Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion

Drawing takes place Saturday night The Powerball jackpot for the Saturday, Nov. 5 drawing is now the largest in U.S. lottery history, with an estimated annuity value of $1.6 billion. The cash option is $782.4 million. At $1.6 billion, Saturday’s jackpot surpasses the $1.586 billion Powerball prize that was won in January 2016 and split [...]

Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $1.5 Billion, Creates Two Maryland Millionaires

State also sees three $100,000 winners and five $50,000 winners in Nov. 2 drawing The Powerball jackpot rolled again last night to an estimated annuity value of $1.5 billion for Saturday’s drawing, and in the process it generated a wave of big winners in Maryland. Although there was no jackpot winner, there were $1 million [...]

Parkville Player Picks Up $50,000 in Holiday Scratch-off Winnings

Early purchase of seasonal instant ticket adds to shopping bankroll A regular Maryland Lottery player from Parkville, who usually waits until late in the holiday season to buy holiday-themed scratch-offs, bought one early this year and ended up with a $50,000 prize. “I was looking at them and the holidays are approaching, so I said, […]

Vacationing Baltimore Woman Returns Home to $25,000 Lottery Prize

Used great-grandchild’s birth date for winning Pick 5 numbers It’s nice to come back from a short vacation relaxed, rejuvenated and, in a Baltimore woman’s case, $25,000 richer. The Baltimore City resident won $25,000 on a Pick 5 50-cent straight bet ticket in the Sept. 27 midday drawing. She purchased her ticket for both the […]