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Powerball Player Adds Scratch-off to Purchase, Wins $50,000 Top Prize

September 27, 2023

Woman refused to believe Cash Money win was real All that she was thinking about was Powerball, a Forestville resident told Lottery officials when asked about the events that will surely cement last Monday in her memory.  While she didn’t walk out of Lottery headquarters with the multimillion-dollar jackpot prize that she was seeking, the […]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Millionaires Minted in Baltimore, Catonsville, Clarksville, Greensboro

July 24, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $32.7 million during week ending July 23 While no one has hit the Mega Millions jackpot, which now stands at $820 million, and the billion-dollar-plus Powerball prize was won in California, the two games produced four new Maryland millionaires in the past week, one each in Baltimore, Catonsville, Clarksville [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball, Scratch-Offs Deliver Big Wins in Salisbury, Berwyn Heights, Rawlings, Crownsville

July 3, 2023
Players across the state won nearly $29.9 million during week ending July 2 While no one hit the Powerball jackpot in the July 1 drawing, pushing the top prize well beyond half a billion dollars, a player in Salisbury won $50,000 on Saturday. The Powerball jackpot stands at an estimated annuity of $522 million for [...]

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: Players in Beltsville, Essex, Glen Burnie Scratch for $100,000 Each

May 22, 2023
Maryland Lottery players won nearly $34.1 million during week ending May 21 Three scratch-off players, one each in Beltsville, Essex and Glen Burnie, claimed $100,000 Maryland Lottery prizes in the week ending May 21, topping a list of big winners across the state. In all, 33 winning Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were [...]

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: 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. [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Offs Deliver Pair of $100,000 Prizes in Frederick, Waldorf

March 27, 2023
Players across Maryland won more than $38.5 million during week ending March 26 Maryland Lottery scratch-off players won $100,000 prizes on tickets sold in Frederick and Waldorf last week, while four $50,000-winning Pick 5 tickets were sold at a store in Millington and a Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Hyattsville. In all, the seven [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Prince George’s County Caregiver Wins Crazy Big $50,000 Prize

February 22, 2023

Claims top prize scratching Crazy 8s game She buys scratch-offs regularly, a District Heights resident told Lottery officials this week. And, while she wins often enough to maintain interest in her favorite pastime, the Lottery’s newest $50,000 winner just knew that she’d never hit it big. A $5 Crazy 8s instant ticket proved her wrong. […]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players Land Big Wins in Hyattsville, Laurel and Westminster

February 22, 2023
Players across Maryland won more than $29.9 million during week ending Feb. 19 Three Maryland Lottery scratch-off players landed six-digit prizes last week, one in Westminster who won $250,000 and a pair of $100,000 winners in Hyattsville and Laurel. In all, the seven days ending Feb. 19 produced 29 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more that [...]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-off Wins Make Millionaires in Upper Marlboro, Westminster

December 5, 2022
Players across the state won more than $35 million in the seven days ending Dec.4 Two Maryland Lottery scratch-off players, one each in Upper Marlboro and Westminster, redeemed winning tickets that made them millionaires last week, and another six players landed prizes of $100,000 each in Fort Washington, Hagerstown, Langley Park, Laurel, Middle River and [...]

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

October 31, 2022
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 [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Tickets Make Millionaires in Baltimore and Mount Airy

September 19, 2022
Players across the state won nearly $33.1 million during seven days ending Sept. 11 Two new Maryland Lottery millionaires were minted during the week ending Sept. 18, including a $2 million scratch-off winner in Mount Airy who claimed on Sept. 16 and a $1 million Powerball winner in Baltimore whose ticket remained unclaimed as of [...]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players Win Life-Changing Prizes in Chesapeake City, Windsor Mill

September 7, 2022
Players across state won nearly $37.5 million during seven days ending Sept. 4 It was a big week for big-money wins, with a Maryland Lottery player in Chesapeake City winning $1,000 a day for life, another in Windsor Mill winning $1 million playing Powerball, and a Multi-Match player in Silver Spring hitting the game’s jackpot [...]

The Week in Winners: $1 Million Scratch-off Among 52 Big Lottery Prizes in the Past Week

August 29, 2022
Players across state won more than $32 million during seven days ending Aug. 28 A Maryland Lottery player in Silver Spring is a millionaire, and another eight players in Bel Air, Clear Spring, District Heights (two), Landover, Middle River, Upper Marlboro and Westminster won prizes of $100,000 in the past week. On top of that, [...]

Bingo X10 Scratch-off Adds $100,000 to College Fund

August 29, 2022

Grandma’s advice leads to top-prize win     An 18-year-old university student remembered a conversation he’d had with his grandmother when he stopped at a convenience store in District Heights for a snack. They had spoken about her favorite hobby – playing scratch-offs – and her favorite game – Bingo X10. Happily, Royal Farms #269 is […]