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Retired Bookbinder Shocked by Twist in Scratch-off Story

October 27, 2023

Carroll County woman claims $50,000 top prize on $50,000 Cash game Our story opens with a woman pulling into a gas station. The Taneytown resident fills her tank, parks at the station’s convenience store and enters The protagonist buys a cup of coffee and, after a slight hesitation, a $50,000 Cash instant ticket. She returns […]

The Week in Winners: Tickets in Brooklyn Park, College Park, Hagerstown, Landover Win $100,000

September 25, 2023

Players across the state won nearly $32.1 million during week ending Sept. 24 The Powerball top prize has surged to an estimated jackpot approaching $800 million for the Sept. 25 drawing, but it was scratch-off tickets that delivered the Maryland Lottery’s biggest prizes last week. Maryland Lottery players in Brooklyn Park, College Park, Hagerstown and [...]

Shaken Retiree Finds First $50,000 ‘Boom’ in Cash Boom Game

September 21, 2023

Carroll County resident claims top prize on new scratch-off The $5 Cash Boom scratch-off went on sale Monday and quickly had its first winning explosion. A Westminster woman won the game’s first $50,000 top prize. To win, players must match three identical symbols to receive the dollar amount listed to the right. They can also reveal […]

Grand Prize Slam – Westminster Man Wins Big with Home Run Riches

September 1, 2023

Karl Petro from Westminster, the lucky winner of the final $50,000 prize in the Home Run Riches Second-Chance promotion, poses with his prize.

The Week in Winners: Western Maryland Resident’s $2 Million Prize is Lottery’s Top Win of the Week

June 5, 2023

Players across the state won nearly $30.5 million during week ending June 4 Western Maryland has a new millionaire, thanks to a $2 million win on a scratch-off ticket sold in Hagerstown. Meanwhile, another four players won prizes of $100,000 or more in Baltimore, Leonardtown, Randallstown and Westminster in the past week. In all, 42 [...]

Husband-Wife Scratch-off Team Wins $100,000 Top Prize

June 5, 2023

Carroll County duo score big in Money Bag Multiplier game They buy scratch-offs several times a week, a Westminster couple told Lottery officials. They always get multiple games and are always careful to buy an even number. They divide the pile randomly when they get home so it was Lottery luck that put a $100,000 [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Delivers Four Big Prizes Across Maryland

May 15, 2023

Maryland Lottery players won nearly $31.3 million during week ending May 14 No one has matched all six Powerball numbers since April, so the jackpot has rolled to an estimated annuity value of $135 million for the May 15 drawing. But four people in Maryland — one each in Catonsville, Temple Hills, Mount Rainier and [...]

Carroll County Woman’s Pandemic Hobby Leads to Big Win

May 12, 2023

Takes home $50,000 playing $50,000 Cash scratch-off game When the Covid-19 pandemic was in full swing and people were urged to stay home, many of them took up hobbies like cooking, sewing, and reading to pass the time. A 60-year-old Carroll County woman who began playing scratch-offs for fun continued over the years and just […]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players Win Six-Digit Prizes in Capitol Heights, Cumberland, Laurel and Randallstown

April 17, 2023

People across Maryland won nearly $33 million during week ending April 16 Lottery luck was in the air across Maryland on April 10. On that day, a FAST PLAY ticket purchased in Randallstown delivered a $713,089 progressive jackpot, and a Multi-Match ticket purchased in Cumberland hit a jackpot worth an estimated annuity value of $570,000. [...]

Deluxe Crossword Game Reveals $50,000 Top Prize to Westminster Man

April 13, 2023

Loyal scratch-off player wins with $5 game A daily Lottery player from Westminster who favors bingo-themed scratch-offs decided to switch things up and try a crossword-themed game. He purchased two scratch-offs and was rewarded with a $50,000 top prize on the Deluxe Crossword game. The 65-year-old was at home when he scratched off the $5 […]

The Week in Winners: Pick 5 Delivers 29 Big Prizes Across the State During the Past Week

March 13, 2023

Players across Maryland won more than $32 million during week ending March 12 Two prizes of $100,000 on tickets purchased in Kensington and Westminster were the Maryland Lottery’s top wins of the past week. Meanwhile, Pick 5 players had a highly successful seven days, as there were 29 winning Pick 5 tickets worth $25,000 or [...]

Small Scratch-Off Win Leads to $100,000 FAST PLAY Score

March 13, 2023

Anne Arundel County player plans to invest in real estate A Maryland Lottery scratch-off player from Pasadena scored a $10 win on March 8, turned around and bought a FAST PLAY Towering 10s ticket that hit for $100,000. “It was a spur of the moment kind of thing,” the player said on March 10 while […]

The Week in Winners: Lottery Players Land Big Wins in Hyattsville, Laurel and Westminster

February 22, 2023

Players across Maryland won more than $29.9 million during week ending Feb. 19 Three Maryland Lottery scratch-off players landed six-digit prizes last week, one in Westminster who won $250,000 and a pair of $100,000 winners in Hyattsville and Laurel. In all, the seven days ending Feb. 19 produced 29 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more that [...]

Lady Luck Charms Westminster Man with $250,000 Scratch-off Prize

February 14, 2023

$10 ticket purchased on Super Bowl Sunday leads to big win A Lady Luck scratch-off delivered a very special gift to a Westminster man earlier this week, complete with a $250,000 top prize that he claimed on Valentine’s Day. The publishing house employee left work on Super Bowl Sunday and encountered his Lottery luck at […]

The Week in Winners: Scratch-off Ticket Delivers $1 Million Prize in Calvert County

February 7, 2023

Players across Maryland won nearly $30.2 million during week ending Feb. 5 A scratch-off ticket sold in the Calvert County community of Lusby made one person a Maryland Lottery millionaire last week. Meanwhile, another three players collected prizes of $100,000 on tickets sold in Boonsboro and Baltimore. In all, the seven days ending Feb. 5 produced [...]

FAST PLAY Winner from Westminster Slow to Claim $50,000 Prize

February 6, 2023

Carroll County man finds top prize on $5 game A Maryland Lottery player from Westminster and his wife got a nice surprise in November when the husband picked up a $5 FAST PLAY Snowflake Ca$h ticket: a $50,000 top prize. The parents of two young children stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore months later, […]

Fourth Scratch-off Does the Trick for Lucky Baltimore County Woman

February 2, 2023

Player claims $50,000 prize on Gold X50 instant ticket A Reisterstown resident completely changed how she goes about playing Lottery games and wound up in the Lottery Winner’s Circle. After upgrading from $1 and $2 instant tickets to a $10 scratch-off, she bought three non-winners in a row but remained optimistic and persistent. Her fourth […]

The Week in Winners: Players in Baltimore, Beltsville, Bowie, Silver Spring Win Week’s Biggest Prizes

January 30, 2023

Players across Maryland won more than $28.5 million during week ending Jan. 29 Maryland Lottery players in Baltimore, Beltsville, Bowie and Silver Spring won $100,000 each playing scratch-off tickets, topping the list of big winners for the week ending Jan. 29. The scratch-off ticket $50,000 Cash delivered 10 of the 18 prizes of $50,000 that [...]

$50,000 Win is Perfect Medicine for Owings Mills Nurse Aide

January 26, 2023

Acting on a superstition put a $50,000-winning scratch-off in Amber Marshall’s path.

The Week in Winners: Scratch-off Tickets and Powerball Deliver Six-Figure Prizes

January 17, 2023

Players across Maryland won more than $32.5 million during week ending Jan. 15 Mega Millions was the hot Lottery topic last week as the jackpot exceeded $1 billion, but the biggest wins in Maryland came on Powerball and scratch-off tickets. The top prize of the week came from a Lady Luck scratch-off ticket sold in [...]