Bonus Match 5
Bonus Match 5 is an exciting numbers game held nightly – seven days a week. Every evening, the Lottery will select five winning numbers ranging from one to 39. A Bonus Ball will then be drawn from the remaining 34 numbers. The Bonus Ball provides you with extra chances to win.
Visit a Maryland Lottery Retailer
You must be 18 years old or older to buy or cash Bonus Match 5 tickets.
Provide the Maryland Lottery retailer with your playslip or use a self-service terminal to manually select your numbers or select “quick pick.” Before you use your playslip, be sure to verify that the numbers selected on your playslip are the numbers you want to play.
About Bonus Match 5 Playslips:
- Playslips are available at any Maryland Lottery® retail location or create and use the ePlayslip available on the MD Lottery mobile app.
- Each playslip has nine game boards, lettered A through I. You may play one board for $1, three boards for $2, four boards for $3, six boards for $4, seven boards for $5, or nine boards for $6.
- You must select five numbers from 1 to 39 on each board you want to play. If too many or too few numbers are selected on any board, the playslip will be rejected.
- Make a heavy vertical mark through each number you choose. Use pencil or blue or black ink. Red ink will not be accepted. If you make a mistake mark the white box next to “VOID” at the bottom of that board, then use any remaining open boards to complete your selections. Please do not attempt to erase errors.
- If you want the terminal to randomly “Quick Pick” your numbers, mark the “QP” box at the bottom of each board you want to play.
- If you are using the ePlayslip on the MD Lottery mobile app, follow the same instructions, but instead of handing your paper playslip to the retailer for processing, your ePlayslip will be scanned from your mobile phone.
- It is your responsibility to make sure your playslip represents the numbers you wish to play, the drawing(s) you want to enter, and all other information you want.
Drawings – Play More than One!
General
Bonus Match 5 drawings are held each evening, seven (7) days a week You can play the same numbers for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 drawings in a row, include future drawings by marking the appropriate “NUMBER OF DRAWS” box or selecting the number of draws at the self-service terminal.
Advance Play
You can play for one future drawing by marking the appropriate day in the “ADVANCE PLAY” column: only one drawing in the future, not the next drawing, may be played for each playslip marked for advanced play.
Ticket Cost
Multiply the number of drawings you are playing by the number a game boards played to determine your Bonus Match 5 ticket cost.
Bonus Match 5 Tickets
Bonus Match 5 Tickets. Your ticket will be valid for the drawing dates printed on the ticket. If you are a winner before the final day on your ticket, you can still cash your ticket immediately. You will receive an exchange ticket for the remaining days of play.
How to Win
You can win Bonus Match 5 by matching five, four, or three of the original five winning numbers selected. If you match the bonus ball number, you only need to match four, three or two of your original numbers to win!
Please see “How to Claim a Prize” in the [MORE] section of the app for full details.
Prize amounts of $600 or less in red can be cashed at any Maryland Lottery retailer.
| Number of winning numbers selected by player (per board) | Bonus Ball Matched | Prize Award | Probability of winning per $1 ticket | Probability of winning per $2 ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | - | $50,000 | 1 in 575,757 | 1 in 191,919 |
| 4 | YES | $600 | 1 in 115,151 | 1 in 38,384 |
| 4 | NO | $400 | 1 in 3,489 | 1 in 1,163 |
| 3 | YES | $30 | 1 in 1,745 | 1 in 582 |
| 3 | NO | $15 | 1 in 109 | 1 in 36 |
| 2 | YES | $2 | 1 in 109 | 1 in 36 |
Bonus Match 5 tickets are bearer instruments. For your protection, sign the back of your ticket. A playslip is neither a valid receipt, nor proof of purchase. Your game ticket, not your playslip, is the only valid proof of the selection made and the only valid proof for claiming your prize.
Before you leave the retailer’s location, be sure to verify that the selections on your ticket are the selections you requested on your playslip, including numbers selected and the drawing(s) you want to enter. You have sole responsibility for check the accuracy of the data printed on your ticket(s). Your ticket will be valid for the drawing dates printed on your ticket. The Lottery is responsible for only numbers actually played via the Lottery terminal. Neither the Lottery, nor Lottery retailers, will be responsible for printing errors.
Bonus Match 5 tickets can only be cancelled by the same Lottery retailer who sold the ticket and only on the day of purchase prior to game closings.
By purchasing a Bonus Match 5 ticket, the player agrees that all Maryland Bonus Match 5 game rules and the rules stated in this brochure and on the playslip, as well as Maryland State Lottery laws, regulations, rules, and policies, and other applicable laws and any changes to any of the above, govern all aspects of the Bonus Match 5 ticket, game, playslip, prizes and payment.
The Lottery is not responsible for lost, stolen, or destroyed tickets, tickets redeemed by a Lottery retailer in error, or winning numbers repeated or displayed in error. All winning tickets are subject to validation by the Lottery in accordance with Lottery rules and regulations. Prizes are not assignable or transferrable. All winnings are subject to state and federal taxation. Tickets may not be sold to, bought or cashed by minors under the age of 18. Prizes must be claimed within 182 days after the drawing date.
By purchasing a Multi-Match ticket, all players agree to all Multi-Match game rules, as well as all Maryland State Lottery statutes, regulations, and rules, and any changes thereto, govern all aspects of the Multi-Match ticket, game and prizes. For your protection, sign the back of your game ticket. Your game ticket, not your playslip, is the only valid proof of the selections made and the only valid proof for claiming a prize. The Lottery is only responsible for numbers actually played via the Lottery terminal. Neither the Lottery, nor Lottery retailers, will be responsible for printing errors. The Lottery is not responsible for lost, stolen, or destroyed tickets, tickets redeemed by a Lottery retailer in error or winning numbers repeated or displayed in error. All winning tickets are subject to validation by the Lottery in accordance with Lottery rules and regulations. Multi-Match tickets are bearer instruments. Prizes are not assignable or transferable. All winnings are subject to state and federal taxation. Tickets may not be sold to minors under the age of 18. Prizes must be claimed within 182 days after the date of the drawing. Lottery policy statements are available at Lottery headquarters and are subject to change.
