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Columbia Nurse Claims $50,000 Prize in her Favorite Game

April 2, 2024

‘Roxie’ wins Pick 5 top prize A Howard County Pick 5 fan named “Roxie” started her week off richer and happier than she can remember being in “a long time.” The nurse won what she considers a small fortune, a top prize of $50,000, in the March 26 midday drawing. The lucky score is her […]

The Week in Winners: As Powerball Jackpot Hits $1 Billion, Players Across Maryland Score Hefty Prizes

April 1, 2024
$2.1 million Multi-Match win biggest on a long list of high-tier prizes in past week The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1 billion for the April 1 drawing, and a player in New Jersey has a Mega Millions ticket worth more than $1 billion, but in the past week 10 players across Maryland won big [...]

The Week in Winners: Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Grow as Players in Maryland Hit Big

March 25, 2024
Nearly $31.8 million in prizes won in the past week across the state Powerball players across Maryland won substantial prizes in Baltimore, Dundalk, Ellicott City and Gaithersburg last week as the game’s jackpot grew to within striking distance of $1 billion. Meanwhile, a Mega Millions player in Fruitland won $20,000 as that game soared past [...]

The Week in Winners: FAST PLAY Ticket Makes Lottery Player in Cumberland a Millionaire

March 12, 2024
Nearly $32 million in prizes won in the past week throughout Maryland A Maryland Lottery player in Cumberland bought a FAST PLAY ticket worth $1 million over the weekend, scratch-off players in Edgewater and Dundalk claimed $100,000 each and a Manchester Pick 5 player cashed out five tickets worth a total of $250,000, all in [...]

The Week in Winners: Dundalk Lottery Player Scores $146,425 While Others Across State Hit for $50K

January 18, 2024
Many prizes in excess of $10,000 remain unclaimed after being won last week A $146,425 progressive jackpot win on a FAST PLAY ticket sold Jan. 14 in Dundalk and another seven prizes of $50,000 or more in Bethesda, Elkridge, Hagerstown, Parkville, Riverdale, Upper Marlboro and Westminster topped this week’s list of Maryland Lottery wins. In [...]

The Week in Winners: Six-Digit Lottery Hits in Hagerstown, Leonardtown, Glen Burnie Unclaimed

October 23, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $26.3 million during week ending Oct. 22 A $510,000 Multi-Match jackpot won on a ticket sold in Hagerstown, and two FAST PLAY tickets worth $124,754 and $121,527 sold in Leonardtown and Glen Burnie, respectively, were the biggest Maryland Lottery wins of last week. All three remained unclaimed as of [...]

The Week in Winners: Fort Washington Has A New Millionaire Thanks to Mega Millions Drawing

July 31, 2023
Players across the state won more than $29.9 million during week ending July 30 As the Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow, the game produced another millionaire in Maryland on July 25 in Fort Washington. An additional 29 players across the state won prizes of $10,000 or more playing a variety of Lottery games in the [...]

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: Western Maryland Resident’s $2 Million Prize is Lottery’s Top Win of the Week

June 5, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $30.5 million during week ending June 4 Western Maryland has a new millionaire, thanks to a $2 million win on a scratch-off ticket sold in Hagerstown. Meanwhile, another four players won prizes of $100,000 or more in Baltimore, Leonardtown, Randallstown and Westminster in the past week. In all, 42 [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Delivers Four Big Prizes Across Maryland

May 15, 2023
Maryland Lottery players won nearly $31.3 million during week ending May 14 No one has matched all six Powerball numbers since April, so the jackpot has rolled to an estimated annuity value of $135 million for the May 15 drawing. But four people in Maryland — one each in Catonsville, Temple Hills, Mount Rainier and [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players Win Six-Digit Prizes in Capitol Heights, Cumberland, Laurel and Randallstown

April 17, 2023
People across Maryland won nearly $33 million during week ending April 16 Lottery luck was in the air across Maryland on April 10. On that day, a FAST PLAY ticket purchased in Randallstown delivered a $713,089 progressive jackpot, and a Multi-Match ticket purchased in Cumberland hit a jackpot worth an estimated annuity value of $570,000. [...]

Columbia Player’s Family Scratch-off Tradition Yields $50,000 Prize

April 17, 2023

Vacation, celebration dinner in the works She throws in with co-workers to buy Mega Millions and Powerball tickets, but a Columbia woman’s big win of $50,000 occurred thanks to her family’s monthly purchase of scratch-offs. “We like to go have some fun,” the winner said of her family’s scratch-off tradition. Over the years, they’ve hit […]

Longtime Powerball Player Scores First $50,000 Prize

March 28, 2023

Howard County dad bought lucky ticket in March 15 drawing A Columbia resident’s weekly Lottery routine involves buying tickets for upcoming Powerball or Mega Millions drawings, and then checking his tickets from previous purchases to see if he won. He’s followed this routine for decades, enjoying a few small wins of $50 and $100. And […]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Makes Multi-Millionaires in Bel Air and Lanham During Past Week

March 20, 2023
Players across Maryland won more than $42 million during week ending March 19 Maryland Lottery scratch-off players claimed multi-million dollar prizes in the past week on tickets purchased in Bel Air and Lanham. Meanwhile, a Multi-Match player in Elkridge hit a $680,000 jackpot, and three more players won six digit prizes on tickets purchased in [...]

$50,000-Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Howard County

March 16, 2023

Player bought lucky third-tier winning ticket in March 15 drawing Wednesday’s Powerball drawing delivered a $50,000 win to a lucky player who bought a ticket at a Columbia grocery store. Although no one hit the jackpot, there were 8,181 winning tickets sold in our state in the March 15 Powerball drawing with prizes ranging from […]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Lottery Scratch-off Makes New Millionaire in Millersville

February 27, 2023
Players across Maryland won nearly $34.3 million during week ending Feb. 26 A scratch-off player in Millersville became a Lottery millionaire twice over, while another five people landed six-figure prizes last week on tickets sold in Belcamp, Glen Burnie, Nottingham, Salisbury and Silver Spring. In all, the seven days ending Feb. 26 produced 43 winning tickets [...]