Tag Archives: Mega Millions

Mega Millions Jackpot Hit in New Jersey; Five $10,000 Winners in Maryland

March 27, 2024
Nearly $10 million in revenue to the state of Maryland during jackpot roll While Marylanders missed out on a claim to the first Mega Millions jackpot hit in 2024, five lucky players won $10,000 in the Tuesday, March 26 drawing. The $1.13 million jackpot winning ticket was sold in New Jersey. Check your tickets for [...]

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 [...]

Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls to $977 Million, Creates $20,000 Winner

March 20, 2024

Lucky third-tier winning ticket sold in Wicomico County Although no one hit the Mega Millions jackpot last night, Maryland had plenty of winners statewide including a player holding a $20,000 third-tier winning ticket bought in Fruitland. Eagle Express Mart at 101 North Camden Avenue in Wicomico County sold the lucky ticket, which had the Megaplier […]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-offs Deliver Week’s Biggest Prizes as Jackpots Keep Rising

March 18, 2024
More than $42 million in prizes won in the past week throughout Maryland Maryland Lottery scratch-off tickets sold in District Heights, Cumberland and Silver Spring were responsible for life-changing prizes last week. But the potential for even bigger prizes awaits, as the the surging jackpots in Mega Millions and Powerball fueled substantial wins in Charlotte [...]

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 [...]

Winner Claims $1 Million Prize on Lexington Park Powerball Ticket

March 6, 2024

Jackpot growing as game makes Southern Maryland player a millionaire Even as the Powerball jackpot approaches the half-billion-dollar mark, a Maryland winner claimed a $1 million second-tier prize on March 6 from an early February drawing. The anonymous player purchased the winning ticket on Groundhog Day to cover the Powerball drawings of Feb. 3, 5 […]

$30,000 Winning Mega Millions Ticket Almost Thrown Away

March 1, 2024

Lifetime player stumbles across winning Lottery ticket A loyal player from Laurel who chose to remain anonymous told Lottery officials he’s “keeping his truck clean” after winning $30,000 on a forgotten Mega Millions quick-pick ticket. The construction worker had visited Royal Farms #135 located at 8859 Harmony Road in Caroline County on Oct. 5, 2023. […]

The Week in Winners: Two New Laurel Lottery Millionaires, Thanks to Scratch-off Wins

February 27, 2024
Nearly $33 million in prizes won in the past week throughout Maryland Laurel has two new millionaires thanks to Maryland Lottery scratch-off wins, and five players won Lottery prizes of $100,000 or more in Baltimore, Elkton, Hyattsville, Pasadena and Waldorf. And, while the Mega Millions jackpot increased to $563 million over the weekend because no [...]

The Week in Winners: $1,000 A Week for Life Prize Sold in Silver Spring; Eastern Shore Scratch-Off Pays $5 Million

February 13, 2024
Nearly $33 million in prizes are claimed in the past week throughout Maryland A Maryland Lottery player in Silver Spring won $1,000 a week for life from the Feb. 8 Cash4Life drawing, and an Eastern Shore winner claimed a $5 million top prize on a scratch-off purchased in the Wicomico County town of Willards. As [...]

$30,000 Mega Millions Win Has Baltimore Man ‘Over the Moon’

February 7, 2024

Megaplier feature triples prize in Feb. 2 drawing A loyal player from Baltimore who goes by the nickname “Uptown” told Lottery officials he’s “over the moon with joy” after winning $30,000 on a quick-pick Mega Millions ticket. The retired contractor visited Woodlawn Shell located at 6600 Security Boulevard in Baltimore on Feb. 2 to buy […]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Off, Powerball Produce Lottery Millionaires in Catonsville, Lexington Park

February 5, 2024
More than $29.9 million in prizes are claimed in the past week throughout Maryland Two Maryland Lottery players are millionaires, one each in Catonsville and Lexington Park, thanks to Powerball and a 100X the Cash scratch-off ticket. And, as the Mega Millions jackpot inched past a third of a billion dollars this week, a player [...]

The Week in Winners: Players Win $100K on Powerball in Frederick and a Scratch-off Ticket in Delmar

January 29, 2024
Across Maryland nearly $27.9 million in prizes are claimed in the past week A Powerball player in Frederick matched five numbers to win a $100,000 prize, and a scratch-off player in Delmar also scored $100,000 for the top wins of the past week. In all, 23 Maryland Lottery players won prizes of $10,000 or more [...]

The Week in Winners: Maryland Lottery Players Become Millionaires in Frederick, Hyattsville

January 8, 2024
Wins of $100,000 or more scored in Easton, Grantsville and Lanham Two Maryland Lottery players are now millionaires thanks to a $2 million scratch-off win in Frederick and a $1 million Powerball hit in Hyattsville, and another three players in Easton, Grantsville and Lanham hit for $100K or more. In the seven days ending Jan. [...]

The Week in Winners: Hyattsville Player’s Half-Million Dollar Win is Week’s Top Lottery Prize

December 5, 2023
Lottery players across the state won nearly $28.7 million during week ending Dec. 3 A scratch-off worth half a million dollars sold in Hyattsville was the biggest of half a dozen six-digit Maryland Lottery prizes last week, with the other five being in Boonsboro, Cumberland, Gambrills, Hagerstown and Towson. In all, 32 Maryland Lottery tickets [...]

The Week in Winners: Bowie Lottery Player Wins $229,744 Playing Racetrax; Five Others Score $100K Prizes

November 7, 2023
People across the state won nearly $28.9 million during week ending Nov. 5 A Racetrax player in Bowie hit for $229,744 prize, while five scratch-off players collected prizes of $100,000 each in Capitol Heights, Mount Airy, Olney and Frederick (two), for the Maryland Lottery’s top prizes of the week. In all, 27 Maryland Lottery tickets [...]

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: 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 [...]