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D.C. Paramedic ‘Froze’ After $1 Million Powerball Win

Family birth dates deliver her second-tier prize     The record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot run got her into a Lottery retailer, a Washington, D.C. woman told Lottery officials on Monday, and her family got her to Lottery headquarters. She credits both for helping her become Maryland’s newest millionaire. “I don’t play too often,” admitted the […]

Law Enforcement Employee Nabs $1 Million Scratch-off Prize

Waldorf man wins top-prize win on Million Dollar Mega Multiplier instant ticket Walking around the Maryland Lottery Winner’s Circle, a Charles County resident took a close look at the silly hats, royal crowns and cash-decorated jackets. And he marveled aloud at actually being in the room where winners are welcomed and photographed. After years of […]

Virginia Man Finds Powerball Fortune in Maryland

Jackpot hunter claims $50,000 third-tier prize He buys Powerball tickets frequently, a Virginia truck driver told lottery officials. Maryland Lottery officials, that is! It turns out that a $50,000 portion of the jackpot he’d been seeking in both states was waiting for him on the Maryland side of the Potomac River. “Like everybody else, I […]

Sisters in Dundalk Score Big Pick 5 Wins on Turkey Wishbone

After cooking 24-pound bird, one wins $100,800 and the other wins $25,000 Sometimes wishes do come true! After wishing on a Thanksgiving turkey wishbone, a woman from Dundalk played her license plate number on three Pick 5 tickets and won $100,800. Her sister, also from Dundalk, played the plate number as well and won $25,000. […]

The Week in Winners: $100,000 Scratch-Offs in Annapolis, Silver Spring are Week’s Top Wins

Two Maryland Lottery players claimed prizes of $100,000 each last week on tickets sold in Annapolis and Silver Spring. Meanwhile, another 11 tickets worth $50,000 each were sold last week in Baltimore, Bladensburg, Bowie (2), Dundalk (2), Fort Washington, Parkville and Suitland (3). In all, 29 tickets across Maryland delivered prizes of $10,000 or more [...]

Pick 5 Winner Thought His Lottery Win Was a Dream

A lucky man from Brandywine enjoys playing Pick 4 or Pick 5 a few times a week. Even when he had to travel recently, the 39-year-old made sure to play his numbers in advance. But it wasn’t until the next day, after he had reached his out-of-town destination, that he learned he had won a […]

Pick 5 Winner Thought it Was All a Dream

Brandywine resident claims $50,000 prize in Nov. 19 Evening drawing A lucky man from Brandywine enjoys buying a Pick 4 or Pick 5 ticket a few times a week. Even when he had to travel recently, the 39-year-old made sure to play his numbers in advance. But it wasn’t until the next day, after he […]