FAST PLAY – Maryland Lottery

The Week in Winners: Powerball Pays $500,000 in Landover, Riverdale; $1 Million Scratch-Off in Sparrows Point

August 25, 2025

As the Powerball jackpot increased to three quarters of a billion dollars in the past week, Maryland saw two winners at the $500,000 level, one each in Landover and Riverdale, on the game’s Double Play drawing. Another player in Sparrows Point became a millionaire thanks to a scratch-off win. The estimated annuity jackpot for tonight’s [...]

Ravens Scratch-offs Return; New Unlock the Cash Promotion Launches

August 22, 2025

The start of football season is always exciting, and for the 17th year in a row, the Maryland Lottery is offering Ravens scratch-offs and the chance to win Ravens-themed experiential prizes. Two Ravens scratch-offs hit Lottery retailers today. The $2 Ravens X2 ticket has five top prizes of $20,000. The $10 Ravens X10 instant ticket [...]

Laurel Man Postpones Overseas Trip to Claim $184,769 Lottery Prize

August 13, 2025

A Laurel man was getting ready to travel overseas to visit family, but ended up having to delay his trip so he could claim a Maryland Lottery Grand Progressive FAST PLAY prize worth $184,769. Judging by his enthusiasm and passion for having his sister take photos on her cell phone Aug. 12 at Lottery headquarters [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Pays $100K in Oxon Hill, $50K in Baltimore as Jackpot Reaches $501 Million

August 11, 2025

Though no one matched all the Powerball numbers from the last drawing pushing the annuity jackpot over half a billion dollars, two players in Maryland hit for substantial amounts: $100,000 in Oxon Hill and $50,000 in Baltimore. The next Powerball drawing is tonight, Aug. 11, and the estimated annuity jackpot is $501 million, with an [...]

Lottery Player in Laurel Hits $184,769 FAST PLAY Progressive Jackpot

August 8, 2025

Someone in Laurel is walking around with a ticket worth $184,769 after hitting the progressive jackpot Aug. 8 on the Maryland Lottery’s $10 FAST PLAY Grand Progressive game. The winning ticket was sold at the Exxon gas station at 801 Washington Boulevard in Laurel, which receives a $1,000 bonus. The Lottery urges the winner to […]

A Friend’s Recommendation Leads Potomac Man to $50,000 FAST PLAY Win

August 1, 2025

Playing lottery was not on even on the agenda for a Potomac man, but a friend’s recommendation made him change his mind. The result: a $50,000 top prize win on the $5 FAST PLAY Double Win game. The Montgomery County man visited Safeway supermarket at 10104 River Road in Potomac on May 19 and purchased […]

Dinner Planning Leads to $32,694 FAST PLAY Win in Columbia

July 30, 2025

A Howard County woman out shopping for dinner is the latest FAST PLAY SLINGO® progressive jackpot winner. The Columbia resident hit for $32,694 on July 24. And, it’s not her first big win: she also won $25,000 playing Pick 5 back in 2022. The player had no idea what was on her Thursday dinner menu, […]

FAST PLAY SLINGO® Ticket Worth $32,694 Sold at Columbia Wegmans

July 25, 2025

A Maryland Lottery player in Columbia got a pleasant surprise on the evening of July 24: a $32,694 progressive jackpot win on the FAST PLAY game SLINGO® at the Wegmans grocery store. The Howard County retailer at 8855 McGaw Road in Columbia has reason to be happy as well because the store receives a $326.94 […]

The Week in Winners: Six Win $50,000 Maryland Lottery Prizes, Including Powerball Player in Elkridge

July 21, 2025

A third-tier Powerball win on a ticket sold in Elkridge was one of six $50,000 Maryland Lottery prizes won in the past week as the multi-state jackpot game inched toward a third of a billion dollars. For the Powerball drawing tonight (July 21), the estimated annuity jackpot is $308 million. The other $50,000 prizes in [...]

Harford County Man Wins $50,000 on FAST PLAY, Optimistic About Another Big Score

July 15, 2025

For a Lottery player from Harford County, the J’s have it. In January he won $5,000 and in July he hit for $50,000, both times on FAST PLAY games. “The next one’s going to be a million!” he said July 15 when he claimed his $50,000 prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. A retired […]

The Week in Winners: Baltimore Player Wins Bonus Match 5 Seven Times for $350,000 Lottery Score

July 14, 2025

A total of 15 tickets worth $50,000 each made the Maryland Lottery’s big win list last week, but one player in Baltimore bought seven of them for a Bonus Match 5 win totaling $350,000. A Pick 5 player in Capital Heights bought four 50-cent tickets and hit for a $100,000 payday. Across Maryland, and across [...]

The Week in Winners: Players in Ocean City, Silver Spring Splitting $1.8 Million Among Big Lottery Hits

July 7, 2025

Maryland Lottery players in Ocean City and Silver Spring will be splitting a $1.8 million Multi-Match jackpot after the June 30 drawing and another seven players scored prizes of $50,000 to $100,000 in the past week in Bowie, College Park, Colmar Manor, Jessup, Lexington Park, Nottingham and Silver Spring. Across Maryland, and across all games, [...]

Charles County Resident Wins $2,041,396 FAST PLAY Progressive Jackpot

July 2, 2025

A Charles County man has become Maryland’s latest multi-millionaire after discovering a $2,041,396 progressive jackpot win on a $30 FAST PLAY Gold Rush Progressive ticket. The retiree explained that after purchasing the ticket at a liquor store, he scanned it and saw the always popular “Go to Lottery” message. He and his wife took the […]

Trucker’s Overnight Stay in College Park Leads to $50,000 Lottery Score

July 2, 2025

Clayton Webb, of North Carolina, bought a Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY ticket worth $50,000 when he was between truck driving assignments in College Park.

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players in Elkton, Essex and Indian Head Win $1 to $5 Million

June 30, 2025

Three Maryland Lottery players became millionaires last week: a scratch-off player in Essex who won $5 million, a FAST PLAY winner who bought a ticket worth $2,041,396, and a second scratch-off player in Elkton who hit for $1 million. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid nearly $35.8 million in prizes during the [...]

$50,000 FAST PLAY Prize a Choice Cut For Glen Burnie Butcher

June 24, 2025

A Glen Burnie butcher got a major surprise recently when a casual lottery purchase turned into a $50,000 payday. The Anne Arundel County resident, who said he plays Lottery games weekly, stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters to claim his prize from the FAST PLAY Mega Multiplier game, and to share the story behind his lucky […]

The Week in Winners: Cash4Life Makes a Millionaire in Lanham; Mega Millions, Powerball Deliver Solid Wins

June 23, 2025

Players in Capitol Heights, Glen Burnie, Hagerstown, Laurel, Severna Park score $50,000 or more A Maryland Lottery player in Lanham is holding a Cash4Life ticket worth $1,000 a week for life. Meanwhile, as the Powerball jackpot grew to $128 million a player in Riverdale won a $150,000 prize; and Mega Millions players in Catonsville and [...]

Edgewood Man Celebrates Father’s Day with $6,500 Thanks to Orioles Grand Slam

June 20, 2025

Rich McFadden of Edgewood had a great Father’s Day as he won $6,500 as the Home Run Riches Contestant of the Game.

The Week in Winners: $1 Million Prize in Prince George’s County Highlights Big Week for Scratch-off Players

June 16, 2025

Aberdeen, Baltimore, Eastern Shore, Frederick tickets are among 28 prizes of $10,000 or more Scratch-off tickets delivered most of the Maryland Lottery’s largest prize payouts of the past week, led by a $1 million winning ticket sold in the Prince George’s County community of Morningside. A scratch-off worth $100,000 was sold in Baltimore City; a [...]

The Week in Winners: Pair of Powerball Players Now Millionaires in Catonsville, Parkville

June 9, 2025

Lottery paid nearly $30.1 million in prizes for the week, with 37 tickets worth $10,000 or more Maryland has two new millionaires thanks to back-to-back second-tier Powerball wins, and, as the two prizes remain unclaimed as of June 9, it’s worth checking your tickets. The June 2 Powerball drawing produced a $1 million winner on [...]