Tag Archives: Powerball

New Laurel Grandparents Stunned by Powerball Win

$50,000 prize will fund years of ‘spoiling’ grandkids Two of Maryland’s newest residents don’t yet know it, but they’ll soon be on the receiving end of every kind of treat, gift and fun activity possible. Grandparents to the recently arrived additions to the family will make sure of it. Their $50,000 Powerball win on Nov. […]

The Week in Winners: Pair of Six-Figure Prizes and $50,000 Powerball Wins Highlight the Week

Lottery players across the state won nearly $26.7 million during week ending Nov. 12 A $500,000 scratch-off prize in Frederick County and a Racetrax ticket sold in Hagerstown that was worth more than $100,000 were the Maryland Lottery’s largest prizes of the past week. Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot has rolled to an estimated annuity value [...]

Lucky Ocean City Group Wins $50,000 Powerball Prize

Eastern Shore co-workers score third-tier win in Oct. 9 drawing A group of 25 players nicknamed the “Ocean City Medical Group” recently got a huge surprise in the Oct. 9 Powerball drawing. They won $50,000! “I still really can’t believe we won,” a representative for the group said while claiming the prize at Maryland Lottery […]

Phone Goes Flying When Frederick Player Reads Winning Message

Claims $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize in Oct. 23 drawing Delivering a tasty chicken dinner to her parents gave a loyal Lottery player from Frederick the perfect opportunity to buy tickets for Powerball and Mega Millions drawings. That lucky Royal Farms visit after her good deed led to a $50,000 Powerball prize! Her husband had cooked […]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-Offs Turn Lottery Players into Millionaires in Clarksville, Pasadena

People across the state won nearly $31.7 million during week ending Oct. 29 Maryland has two new millionaires thanks to Maryland Lottery scratch-off tickets sold in Clarksville and Pasadena, and a player in Seabrook hit Multi-Match for a half-million-dollar annuity prize. The Multi-Match prize was unclaimed as of Oct. 30. In all, 44 Maryland Lottery [...]

Suitland Man Adds Power Play, Doubles Powerball Prize

Retired transit worker plans to spend all $100,008 on daughter and grandkids A Prince George’s County resident used the Power Play feature to turn his third-tier Powerball win into a $100,008 prize. The Suitland man purchased a five-line ticket at Temple Hills’ Friendly Mart located at 2308 Iverson Street in Prince George’s County. He picked […]

Powerball and Double Play Drawings to Live Stream on Lottery Website

Players can watch live results on mdlottery.com starting Oct. 25 There is exciting news for Powerball fans who will have the opportunity to see if they won the big jackpot live, as every Powerball and Double Play drawing will be live streamed at mdlottery.com starting Wednesday, Oct. 25. The drawings, which are conducted in Tallahassee, […]

The Week in Winners: Six-Digit Lottery Hits in Hagerstown, Leonardtown, Glen Burnie Unclaimed

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 [...]

Jackpot Fever Produces $50,000 Powerball Prize

Virginia woman finds fortune at MGM National Harbor casino Life doesn’t take her into Maryland too much anymore, an Arlington woman told Lottery officials, but Powerball recently gave her a billion reasons to visit. The game’s near record-breaking jackpot roll, which ended Oct. 11 in a $1.765 billion win, put her in just the right […]

Avid Lottery Player Scores Powerball’s Third-Tier Prize

Quick-pick ticket for husband yields $50,000 win A 61-year-old retiree from Abingdon bought Lottery games for herself and for her husband last week and won a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize. Lady luck found the loyal player at a local 7-Eleven where she purchases her weekly games. “I have the same numbers that I play each […]

With An Eye on Winning $1 Billion, Player Scores $100,008

Powerball gives up substantial sum for man in pursuit of massive prize A $100,008 Lottery prize is a lot of money, but a player from Upper Marlboro who won that amount generally doesn’t start paying attention to the national jackpot games until they have another three or four zeros in the mix. “I play when […]

Unlucky Numbers Turn into $50K Powerball Win for Hagerstown Woman

Winner successfully replayed numbers from previous non-winning ticket A Hagerstown woman used a unique method of selecting numbers from a non-winning ticket to secure a $50,000 Powerball prize. According to the big winner, she used the quick-pick method to purchase a Powerball ticket on Oct. 7. That three-line ticket was a non-winner and she noted that she did […]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Spreads Wealth with $100,000 Win in Bowie, Plus Seven $50,000 Prizes

Players across the state won more than $26.7 million during week ending Oct. 15 Although the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was hit last week on a ticket sold in California, a player in Bowie won $100,000 thanks to the multi-state jackpot game, and another seven players in Maryland hit for $50,000 each. The $50,000 wins [...]

Chasing the Powerball Jackpot Leads to $50,000 Win

Billboard sign lures Prince George’s County man to buy a ticket     A 58-year-old Prince George’s County man, who works as a nurse, and his co-worker were on their way home from their shift on Oct. 7, when the huge billboard message about the Powerball jackpot caught their eye. So, they made a pit stop in […]

Bowie Contractor Eyes Retirement after $150,000 Powerball Win

Power Play triples lucky man’s third-tier prize A Prince George’s County man has worked as a contractor for the past 50 years. Although physical labor is taking a toll on him, he hasn’t considered retirement, at least until now, because he enjoys what he does so much. After scoring a $150,000 Powerball prize, the idea […]