The Week in Winners: Silver Spring Scratch-Off Delivers Lottery’s Largest Prize of the Week

Prizes totaling more than $36.4 million won or claimed during the week ending Aug. 22

A $100,000 scratch-off win in Silver Spring was the biggest Maryland Lottery prize in the past week, but another four tickets worth $50,000 or more were sold in Abingdon, Bel Air, Laurel and Waldorf.

In all, 24 Maryland Lottery players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or more, and the Lottery paid more than $36.4 million in prizes in the seven days ending Aug. 22.

Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes of up to $5,000 can be claimed at any of more than 400 Expanded Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) locations. All Maryland Lottery retailers are authorized to cash tickets up to and including $600. More information is available on the How To Claim page of mdlottery.com.

Here is the weekly roundup of big winners:

Scratch-off Prizes Claimed From Aug. 16 through Aug. 22:

$100,000 Prize

$50,000 Prize

$10,000 Prizes

FAST PLAY and Draw Game Tickets Sold for Drawings From Aug. 16 through Aug. 22:

FAST PLAY

  • $79,767 progressive jackpot Payday ticket sold Aug. 20 at NSR Mart (Burchmart) #228, 10195 Berry Road, Waldorf (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)
  • $50,000 Lucky Numbers ticket sold Aug. 21 at Moores Mill Convenience Store, 1302 East Churchville Road, Bel Air (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)
  • $10,000 Hit the Jackpot ticket sold Aug. 22 at Royal Farms #046, 4308 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore (claimed)

KENO

  • $12,000 ticket sold Aug. 21 on the Riverboat on the Potomac, Colonial Beach, Va., operating on the Maryland waters of the Potomac River (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)

POWERBALL

  • $50,000 ticket sold Aug. 20 at Wegmans #53, 21 Wegmans Boulevard, Abingdon (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)

MEGA MILLIONS

  • $10,000 ticket sold Aug. 16 at Maryland Liquors, 6025 Liberty Road, Baltimore (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)
  • $10,000 ticket sold Aug. 20 at Valley Exxon, 2343 West Joppa Road, Lutherville (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)

RACETRAX

  • $30,734 ticket sold Aug. 21 at Best One Food Market, 6306 Addison Road, Capitol Heights (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)
  • $15,367 ticket sold Aug. 21 at High’s #007, 9414 Scott Moore Way, Perry Hall (claimed)
  • $11,795 ticket sold Aug. 18 at Royal Farms #173-E, 9043 Liberty Road, Randallstown (claimed)
  • $11,257 ticket sold Aug. 22 at Hyattsville Convenience Store, 2230 University Boulevard East, Hyattsville (unclaimed as of Aug. 23)

The Maryland Lottery encourages players to check their tickets by scanning them at any Lottery retailer or with the Lottery’s mobile apps. Draw game winners have 182 days from the date of a drawing to claim their prizes, and scratch-off winners have 182 days from the announced end-of-game date.

Last claim dates for scratch-off tickets are published in the scratch-off section of mdlottery.com.