pick 5 – Maryland Lottery

Former ZIP Code Numbers Bring $50,000 Pick 5 Win to Columbia Resident

September 28, 2026

A former resident of Queens in New York City used his old ZIP code when playing the Maryland Lottery’s Pick 5 game in late August and ended up with a $50,000 top prize. The combination 11694 played straight for $1 gave the Columbia man the big win. A self-described huge fan of the Pick 3, [...]

The Week in Winners: Pick 5 Packs a Punch with Slew of $50,000 Prizes

September 28, 2026

A slew of $50,000 wins made the daily Pick 5 game the Maryland Lottery’s hottest ticket of the past week. The midday Pick 5 drawing on Sept. 22 produced five winning tickets that each won $50,000 prizes for matching the numbers in the exact order they were drawn: 88768. All five of those tickets were [...]

St. Mary’s County Electrician Sparks $50,000 Pick 5 Win

September 24, 2026

A Charlotte Hall man entered the Maryland Lottery’s winner’s circle full of excitement Sept. 23 after winning $50,000 playing Pick 5. It was a few weeks earlier, on Sept. 6, that his ticket matched the numbers drawn. The Pick 5 fan plays the popular game often and was out and about on Sept. 6, a [...]

D.C. Dad Celebrates $100,000 Pick 5 Gift From Errand-Running Son

September 24, 2026

A retired Washington, D.C. man and his son claimed $100,000 Sept. 23 at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, and, while each had a role in the win, the son insisted all of the credit – and every cent of the prize money – goes to his dad. “My son was in the neighborhood while he was [...]

Mysterious Voice Leads Charles County Man to $50,000 Pick 5 Win

September 21, 2026

He was halfway across the parking lot when he decided to listen to the voice and turn around, an excited player said Sept. 18 when visiting Baltimore to claim the prize he came so very close to missing. “Something” told him to go back inside, he recalled. The Charles County man credits that voice for [...]

The Week in Winners: $540,000 Multi-Match Jackpot is Week’s Biggest Lottery Prize

September 21, 2026

A ticket sold in Towson hit the Multi-Match jackpot on Thursday night, and was the Maryland Lottery’s biggest win of the week. The Multi-Match jackpot winner has 182 days from the drawing date to claim the prize, and can choose between the estimated $540,000 annuity paid in 25 yearly installments, or a one-time payment of [...]

One Set of Numbers, Two Tickets, $100,000 Pick 5 Win for Bowie Woman

September 16, 2026

A Prince George’s County woman can’t believe her luck after winning $50,000 on two separate Pick 5 tickets bringing her total winnings to $100,000. It was late August when she was led to play her special numbers, and they came out straight in the Aug. 28 evening drawing. The player was out and about that [...]

The Week in Winners: $210,745 FAST PLAY Prize in West Friendship is Biggest Win of the Week

September 14, 2026

A $210,745 winning FAST PLAY ticket sold on Sept. 12 in West Friendship (Howard County) was the Maryland Lottery’s biggest prize of the past week. Scratch-offs, Bonus Match 5 and Powerball produced four $50,000 wins in Baltimore, Bel Air, California and Severna Park. The FAST PLAY Platinum Payout ticket sold in West Friendship delivered the [...]

Germantown Grandmother Hits $50,000 Pick 5 Prize for the Second Time

September 9, 2026

A Montgomery County woman is adding to her nest egg, thanks to a second $50,000 win this year on the Pick 5 game. She won the prize before earlier this year and believes good karma led to her winning twice. The Germantown lady plays the Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 games weekly. She [...]

Owings Mills Man Wins a $100,000 Thanks to Two Pick 5 Tickets

September 9, 2026

A Maryland Lottery player from Owings Mills has been an avid Pick 5 player ever since the game’s inception in 2022. Recently, he used his wife’s birthday as inspiration for a Pick 5 number combination. Playing 12912 as a straight bet not just once, but twice, he ended up with a $100,000 pay day when [...]

The Week in Winners: $4.2M Jackpot in Riverdale, $1M Scratch-Off Prizes in Randallstown, Marydel Highlight the Week

September 8, 2026

A $4.2 million Multi-Match ticket sold in Riverdale delivered Maryland’s biggest win of last week. It was the fourth-largest prize in the history of Maryland’s in-state jackpot game. Meanwhile, there were also a pair of $1 million scratch-off prizes, as a 100X the Cash ticket sold in Marydel and an Extreme Green ticket sold in [...]

Numbers Dream Comes True in Form of Baltimore Mailman’s $50K Pick 5 Win

September 4, 2026

It’s happened to him before, a Baltimore City resident reported this week when visiting Lottery headquarters to claim the biggest prize of his life. He emerged from a dream on Aug.25 with a five-digit number locked into his memory. It was 12 hours and a Pick 5 ticket purchase later when he’d won $50,000 playing [...]

Grandmother Eyes Vacation with Grandchildren after $50K Pick 5 Win

September 3, 2026

Playing Pick 5 using numbers associated with relatives’ birthdates resulted in a $50,000 win, giving a grandmother from Baltimore the resources she needs to do something she’s long wanted to do: take a vacation with all of her grandchildren. The public safety employee plays regularly, though not every day, and typically plays a combination associated [...]

Retiree from Fort Washington Wins $50,000 Playing Pick 5

September 1, 2026

A retiree from Fort Washington was all smiles after discovering he won $50,000 playing Pick 5 on Aug. 27 and matching a straight bet combination in the evening drawing. “I was stunned and shocked,” he said Aug. 31 when he claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The winner, who has been playing the [...]

Salisbury Man Changes Games, Wins $50,000 on His First Pick 5 Ticket

September 1, 2026

After researching the odds of winning, a Salisbury man decided to take a chance with a new-to-him draw game on July 22, resulting in a $50,000 pay day. His usual gambit is to purchase Mega Millions tickets when the jackpot climbs over a $100 million. Instead, however, he took a chance on a Pick 5 [...]

The Week in Winners: A Dozen Players Hit Pick 5 for Big Wins as a $100K Scratch-off is Sold in Baltimore

August 31, 2026

A $100,000 scratch-off ticket sold in Baltimore may be this past week’s biggest Maryland Lottery prize but Pick 5 steals the excitement with 12 tickets worth $25,000 or more sold across the state. Winning Pick 5 tickets were sold in Baltimore, Capitol Heights, Columbia, Forestville, Fort Washington, Landover and Pikesville. During the week of Aug. [...]

The Week in Winners: $60,000 Prize on THE BIG SPIN and 11 Wins of $50,000 Highlight the Week

August 24, 2026

True to its name, THE BIG SPIN scratch-off ticket helped to deliver the biggest Maryland Lottery prize of the past week, as a Baltimore resident spun her way to a $60,000 win on Aug. 17. Meanwhile, seven Pick 5 tickets, three Bonus Match 5 tickets and a Powerball ticket were responsible for 11 prizes of [...]

Gaithersburg Lottery Fan Takes Home $50,000 Pick 5 Prize

August 19, 2026

An avid Lottery player from Montgomery County is super excited after winning $50,000 playing the Maryland Lottery’s Pick 5 game using numbers that are special to him. He stopped at Goshen Beer & Wine to grab a soda on Aug. 3 and figured since he was already there, he might as well play his numbers. [...]

The Week in Winners: $1 Million Prizes Bring Big Wins to Lottery Players in Fallston, Manchester

August 17, 2026

A pair of $1 million prizes were the Maryland Lottery’s biggest wins last week, as a Powerball ticket sold in Fallston and a 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket sold in Manchester made two millionaires. During the week of Aug. 10-16, a total of 30 tickets statewide delivered Lottery prizes of $10,000 or more and the [...]