Powerball – Maryland Lottery

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Offs Deliver $200,000 in Accokeek and $100,000 in Laurel, Topping Wins List

January 12, 2026

A scratch-off ticket in Accokeek worth $200,000 and another in Laurel worth $100,000 topped the list of big winners for the past week as Maryland Lottery players received prizes totaling $34.6 million. During the week of Jan. 5-11, a total of 28 players statewide won Lottery prizes of $10,000 or more. Winners are encouraged to [...]

Prince George’s County Farmer Harvests a $150,000 Powerball Prize

January 9, 2026

James Cooke Jr., of Prince George’s County, is a Lottery loyalist and now has a hefty lottery prize to show for it. He’s been playing the same combination since before Powerball began in Maryland, going with numbers that represent significant events in his career as a firefighter years ago. In the drawing on Dec. 10, [...]

Baltimore Woman Finds $50K Powerball Winner in a Stack of Tickets

January 7, 2026

A Baltimore woman got behind on checking her tickets, but when she got around to it, she discovered a gem: a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket in a pile that accumulated over the span of a month. "I had a bunch of Powerball tickets that I needed to check," she said Jan. 6 when she claimed [...]

The Week in Winners: Pikesville Holiday Raffle Ticket Makes One of Three Lottery Millionaires in Seven Days

January 5, 2026

The Maryland Lottery Holiday Raffle final drawing turned a player in Pikesville into a millionaire, while a FAST PLAY ticket in Gaithersburg is also a million-dollar winner and a scratch-off worth $2 million was claimed by an Eastern Shore player, all in the past week. The Holiday Raffle also accounted for 10 of the next [...]

Prince George’s Man Returns to Lottery Headquarters to Claim Second Large Prize

January 2, 2026

“The $50,000 Man” claimed his second big Maryland Lottery prize, taking home a third-tier Powerball win to start the new year.

Group of 14 Co-workers Split $50,000 Powerball Prize

December 30, 2025

Calling themselves “Holiday Bonus,” a group of Frederick co-workers split a $50,000 third-tier Powerball win.

Hanover Lottery Player Wins $50,000 on Single Powerball Combo

December 30, 2025

All it takes is one ticket! An Anne Arundel County man bought a single Powerball ticket for the Christmas Eve drawing and took home a $50,000 third-tier prize. “The jackpot was high,” he said Dec. 29 when he claimed his prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, wife at his side. Indeed it was. On [...]

West Virginia Man’s Jackpot Game Focus Leads to $50,000 Powerball Prize

December 30, 2025

A frequent lottery player from West Virginia who once set a $100 scratch-off prize as his personal best raised the bar for what he considers big, thanks to a $50,000 Powerball win on a ticket he purchased in Frederick. “I remember feeling great when I won that $100,” he said Dec. 26 when he claimed [...]

The Week in Winners: Waldorf Man Wins on $50K Raffle as Queenstown Player Hits Multi-Match for $640,000

December 29, 2025

The final full week of 2025 brought monster prizes to Lottery players across Maryland including a Holiday Raffle Early Bird winner who claimed a $50,000 prize, clearing the way for the big $1 million drawing on Jan. 2, a $640,000 Multi-Match jackpot win on the Eastern Shore, and a $500,000 Powerball Double Play win in [...]

Five Big Prizes in Maryland as Powerball Jackpot is Won in Arkansas

December 26, 2025

From Sept. 7-Dec. 24, Powerball produced $11.3 million in Maryland prizes, $15.4 million in state contributions.

Retired Postal Employee in Bowie Claims $50,000 Powerball Prize

December 23, 2025

A Prince George’s County man is the latest Marylander to claim a prize from the Powerball jackpot roll that is garnering attention across the nation. The over $1 billion jackpot is what caused the Multi-Match fan to add Powerball to his routine, and his $50,000 win on Dec. 15 may have widened his lottery interest [...]

Powerball Double Play Delivers $500,000 in Upper Marlboro; Jackpot at $1.7 Billion

December 23, 2025

Big prize in Prince George’s County tops a day of big wins for Maryland Lottery players The Powerball jackpot continued on a historic roll Monday night. No one matched all six numbers for a jackpot win, so the next drawing, on Christmas Eve, will have an estimated annuity prize of $1.7 billion. The estimated cash option [...]

The Week in Winners: Four in Maryland Win $50,000 on Powerball as Jackpot Balloons to $1.6 Billion

December 22, 2025

As the Powerball jackpot swelled to an annuity value of $1.6 billion, four players in Maryland were off by one in the past week for $50,000 third-tier wins. The four big wins – one each in Bowie, Gwynn Oak, Hagerstown and Stevensville – were among 26 Maryland Lottery scores of $10,000 or more in the [...]

Son’s Go-Kart Racing Benefits from St. Mary’s Man’s $50K Powerball Win

December 18, 2025

Winner James Quade Jr., along with his dad, are all smiles after claiming a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize.

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1.5 Billion; Two Maryland Players Win $50K

December 18, 2025

Powerball players in Gwynn Oak and Hagerstown should check their tickets from the Dec. 17 drawing. Although no one hit the $1.25 billion jackpot last night, two Maryland Lottery tickets matched four of five white balls and the red Powerball for a $50,000 third-tier prize. Saturday’s drawing has an estimated annuity value of $1.5 billion, [...]

Burtonsville Woman Wins $50,000 Thanks to Powerball Quick Pick

December 15, 2025

A Burtonsville woman was at home having dinner one night and suddenly thought about trying her luck with Powerball. She asked her husband to go out and buy her a ticket. He went and bought her $20 worth of Powerball quick pick tickets. The winner’s timing was perfect as the last line of her 10 [...]

The Week in Winners: Six in Maryland Miss Powerball Jackpot by One, Winning $50,000 to $1 Million

December 15, 2025

No one has matched all six Powerball numbers since early September, pushing the jackpot to more than $1 billion. But in last week’s three drawings, six Powerball players in Maryland were off by one, matching five of six winning numbers for prizes ranging from $50,000 to $1 million. The six big Powerball tickets were among [...]

$1 Million Powerball Prize Leaves Lanham Winner Too Shaken to Drive

December 12, 2025

“Nina Anonymous” was shaking so much when she realized she had won $1 million in the Dec. 10 Powerball drawing that she needed her husband to drive her to work.

$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Lanham as Jackpot Soars to $1 Billion

December 11, 2025

Three Powerball players in Maryland missed the jackpot by one number in the drawing last night (Dec. 10), including one in Lanham whose ticket is worth $1 million. No one matched all six numbers, so the jackpot rolled to an annuity value of $1 billion with a cash option of $461.3 million. The $1 million [...]

Retired Salesman in Disbelief After Scoring a $50,000 Powerball Prize

December 9, 2025

A retired salesman from Carroll County plays either Powerball or Mega Millions once a week. He’s won small prizes in the past, but he was very much in disbelief after learning that his quick-pick Powerball ticket was a $50,000 winner. The Finksburg man made a stop at the Shell gas station at 30 Main Street [...]