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With An Eye on Winning $1 Billion, Player Scores $100,008

October 17, 2023

Powerball gives up substantial sum for man in pursuit of massive prize A $100,008 Lottery prize is a lot of money, but a player from Upper Marlboro who won that amount generally doesn’t start paying attention to the national jackpot games until they have another three or four zeros in the mix. “I play when […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Spreads Wealth with $100,000 Win in Bowie, Plus Seven $50,000 Prizes

October 16, 2023
Players across the state won more than $26.7 million during week ending Oct. 15 Although the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was hit last week on a ticket sold in California, a player in Bowie won $100,000 thanks to the multi-state jackpot game, and another seven players in Maryland hit for $50,000 each. The $50,000 wins [...]

Bowie Contractor Eyes Retirement after $150,000 Powerball Win

October 12, 2023

Power Play triples lucky man’s third-tier prize A Prince George’s County man has worked as a contractor for the past 50 years. Although physical labor is taking a toll on him, he hasn’t considered retirement, at least until now, because he enjoys what he does so much. After scoring a $150,000 Powerball prize, the idea […]

The Week in Winners: FAST PLAY Delivers Pair of Six-Figure Prizes as Powerball Jackpot Rolls Into Record Territory

October 10, 2023
Players across the state won more than $34.9 million during week ending Oct. 8 FAST PLAY generated the Maryland Lottery’s two biggest prizes during the week of Oct. 2-8 with Powerball rolling into third place with a $150,000 third-tier winning ticket. Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot continued to roll and now has an estimated jackpot annuity [...]

$100,000, $50,000 Powerball Tickets Sold in Oct. 2 Drawing

October 3, 2023

Wednesday’s jackpot rolls to estimated annuity of $1.2 billion Check your Powerball tickets from last night’s drawing because you could be a big winner! Even though no one hit the estimated $1.04 billion jackpot on Monday, there was a $100,000 winning ticket sold in Howard County and a $50,000 winning ticket purchased in Prince George’s […]

The Week in Winners: As Jackpot Grows, Powerball Tickets Worth $50,000 Sold in Bel Air, Hyattsville, Mechanicsville

September 5, 2023
Players across the state won more than $28.3 million during week ending Sept. 3 With no one having matched all six Powerball numbers lately, the jackpot has grown to $461 million for the Sept. 6 drawing. But three players in Maryland did match enough numbers last week to win $50,000 each. Similarly, the Mega Millions [...]

The Week in Winners: Six-Digit Lottery Prizes Won in Charlotte Hall, Dundalk, Frederick

August 22, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $28.6 million in Lottery prizes during week ending Aug. 20 Maryland Lottery players in Charlotte Hall, Dundalk and Frederick won six-digit prizes in the week that ended Aug. 20, and another four players won $50,000 each in Berlin, Silver Spring (two) and Upper Marlboro. In all, 39 Lottery tickets [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Makes Millionaire in Oxon Hill; $750K In Pick 5 Sold in Fort Washington

August 14, 2023
Players across the state won more than $32.6 million in Lottery prizes during week ending Aug. 13 A Maryland Lottery scratch-off player in Oxon Hill claimed a $1 million prize, a Multi-Match player in Waldorf who won $840,000 has not claimed the prize yet, and 15 winning $1 Pick 5 tickets worth a total of [...]

The Week in Winners: Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches Historical $1.55 Billion as Six in Maryland Win $10,000

August 7, 2023
Players across the state won more than $31.6 million in Lottery prizes during week ending Aug. 6 No one hit the Mega Millions jackpot over the weekend, boosting the game’s top prize to $1.55 billion, but six players in Maryland won $10,000 each in the game in the past week, one each in Annapolis, Edgewater, [...]

Friend’s Advice Leads to Big Payday for Bowie Man

August 1, 2023
Wins first $50,000 top prize playing Gold Bar Bingo consistently “Pick a card and stay consistent,” suggested the friend of a Prince George’s County scratch-off player. The 43-year-old followed the kind advice and it paid off to the tune of $50,000! He consistently played the $5 Gold Bar Bingo scratch-off and, with Lady Luck’s help, [...]

The Week in Winners: Six Maryland Lottery Players Hit Powerball, Mega Millions for 5-Digit Prizes

July 17, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $28.5 million during week ending July 16 The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots continue to climb. Since there were no jackpot winners, the Powerball jackpot grew over the weekend to $900 million and Mega Millions has reached $640 million. The combined total is more than $1.5 billion. Meanwhile, six [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Delivers Six-Digit Prizes in Bowie, Damascus, Hollywood, Riverdale Park, Gaithersburg

June 26, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $27.9 million during week ending June 25 Six Maryland Lottery players won six-digit prizes last week on tickets purchased in Bowie, Damascus, Hollywood, Riverdale Park, and two in Gaithersburg. Two of the top wins — in Damascus and Riverdale Park — came on FAST PLAY progressive jackpots of $170,566 [...]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Has Three New Millionaires, Courtesy of Scratch-Offs, Multi-Match

June 20, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $28.6 million during week ending June 18 The Maryland Lottery generated three new millionaires last week, and one of them still hasn’t claimed their prize yet. Two of the big wins were on scratch-off tickets sold in Parkville and Severn that were claimed last week at Lottery headquarters in [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Off Ticket Makes Fallston Player a Maryland Lottery Millionaire

May 30, 2023
Players across the state won more than $30.5 million during week ending May 29 A new millionaire in Fallston, a $100,000 winner in Hyattsville, and six tickets worth $50,000 each in Frederick, Glen Burnie, Nottingham, Temple Hills, Urbana and Waldorf were the Maryland Lottery’s biggest wins of the past week. In all, 35 tickets worth [...]

The Week in Winners: ‘Force’ of Good Luck Delivers Many Lottery Wins on Star Wars Day

May 8, 2023
Lottery players across Maryland won nearly $36.8 million during week ending May 7 The “force” of good luck was with a group of Maryland Lottery players on May 4, as the pun-inspired observance of Star Wars Day (May The Fourth Be With You) produced 34 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more. The driving “force” behind [...]

The Week in Winners: $100,000 Prizes in Baltimore, Parkville, Salisbury Highlight the Week

May 1, 2023
Lottery players across Maryland won more than $31.1 million during week ending April 30 Lottery tickets worth $100,000 each were sold in Baltimore, Parkville and Salisbury, topping the past week’s list of the Maryland Lottery’s biggest wins. Meanwhile, another 15 players picked up wins of $50,000 or more across the state. In all, the seven days [...]

Car Dealership Owner Drives Home With Hefty Lottery Prize

May 1, 2023

Bowie resident wins $50,000 prize on Pick 5 ticket A lucky Bowie man uses license plate numbers to make his Pick 5 bets, which makes a lot of sense for someone who owns a car dealership. And it recently paid off to the tune of $50,000. The Prince George’s County resident made a stop at […]