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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 [...]

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 […]

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 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 […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1 Billion as Maryland Players Land Big Bucks

Players across the state won nearly $28.2 million in the seven days ending Oct. 31 The Powerball jackpot kept growing last week, hitting the $1 billion mark for the Monday, Oct. 31 drawing. But the two biggest Lottery wins in Maryland were second- and third-tier Powerball prizes of $1 million and $200,000, respectively, in Bowie [...]

Powerball Rolls to Estimated $1 Billion; $1 Million Ticket Sold in Bowie

Three Maryland tickets also win $50,000 third-tier prizes Powerball continued its spooktacular roll Saturday night, creating new millionaires around the country including one lucky player in Maryland. While ghosts, goblins and fairy princesses take to the streets tonight to collect candy galore, jackpot chasers are hoping to collect the estimated $1 billion up for grabs [...]

Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $800 Million for Saturday’s Drawing

$50,000-winning ticket sold in Baltimore for Oct. 26 drawing Powerball jackpot chasers get another chance to capture the big prize, which rolled to an estimated annuity value of $800 million for the Saturday, Oct. 29 drawing. That makes it the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history and fifth-largest in U.S. lottery history. While no one hit […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Player’s $150,000 Win in Mount Rainier is Week’s Top Prize

Players across the state won nearly $28.2 million in the seven days ending Oct. 23 As the jackpot continues to roll, a player who purchased a Powerball ticket last week in Mount Rainier landed a third-tier win of $150,000, the largest Maryland Lottery prize of the past week. The multi-line ticket also won an additional [...]

The Week in Winners: Gaithersburg Retailer Sells Winning Pick 5 Tickets Worth $1 Million

Players across the state won nearly $28.1 million in the seven days ending Oct. 16 The midday Pick 5 drawing on Oct. 14 produced a big win for at least one customer of Shady Grove Beer & Wine in Gaithersburg. The Montgomery County retailer sold 20 $1 straight-bet Pick 5 tickets for the Oct. 14 [...]

Baltimore Retailer Sells $139,195 FAST PLAY Progressive Jackpot Winner

World Championship Poker game gives up its fifth progressive jackpot Congratulations to the lucky player who won the largest progressive jackpot to date in the FAST PLAY World Championship Poker game. The winning ticket worth $139,195 was sold Tuesday afternoon at Georgetown Deli & Convenience located at 2829 Georgetown Road in Baltimore City. Check your […]

Visiting New Jersey Nurse Finds Lottery Luck in Maryland

$100,000 top-prize scratch-off win leaves her shocked  A New Jersey woman visiting friends in Baltimore got the surprise of her life earlier this month. The Lottery non-believer followed the advice of her host and returned home $100,000 richer. “I’ve long ago given up on Lottery tickets,” the Edison, New Jersey resident told Lottery officials last […]

The Week in Winners: Multi-Match Jackpot in Calvert County is the Week’s Top Prize

Players across the state won nearly $35.8 million in the seven days ending Oct. 9 A Maryland Lottery player who bought a Multi-Match ticket in Calvert County landed the game’s fourth jackpot hit of 2022 in the Oct. 3 drawing. The lucky winner hasn’t claimed the prize yet, but will have the choice of a [...]

Random Powerball Picks Give Baltimore Duo a $1 Million Prize

Mother-son team will celebrate with lobster dinner A Baltimore man and his mom won $1 million playing Powerball with the Maryland Lottery, but the son doesn’t anticipate any lifestyle changes. After taking a break Oct. 4 to claim the prize, the 51-year-old said he was headed back to work. “We’re just simple people. This will […]