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Boyfriend's Lottery Advice Leads To $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman Boyfriend's Lottery Advice Leads To $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman
Boyfriend's Lottery Advice Leads To $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman A man with no access to Lottery games living vicariously through his girlfriend in Maryland landed her a $50,000 cash windfall playing Powerball.  "Olney Woman" was at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore this week to claim her five-figure prize, which she credited to advice from her boyfriend, who lives in a state that does not have a lottery. The winner said that he has encouraged her to play games in Maryland, telling her "just play. It's only a couple of bucks," the Montgomery County woman said. Turns out it was sage wisdom. Following the advice, "Olney Woman" picked up five Powerba…
Strategic Pennsylvania Couple Wins $150K Powerball Prizes On Tickets Purchased In Maryland Strategic Pennsylvania Couple Wins $150K Powerball Prizes On Tickets Purchased In Maryland
Strategic Pennsylvania Couple Wins $150K Powerball Prizes On Tickets Purchased In Maryland A trip to Maryland to pick up Powerball tickets paid off handsomely for a Pennsylvania couple who crossed over state lines to maintain their anonymity.  The husband and wife from York County who made the most of a trek across state lines won't need gas money after coming home with a $150,043 cash windfall playing a golden ticket that was sold at the Street Highs on Rocks Road in Harford County. According to the happy couple, while Powerball is available in Pennsylvania, they prefer taking the ride to Maryland, where there is the option to remain anonymous, a choice not available in the…
Happy Accident Lands Secretive 'Lucky Woman' $200K Maryland Powerball Win Happy Accident Lands Secretive 'Lucky Woman' $200K Maryland Powerball Win
Happy Accident Lands Secretive 'Lucky Woman' $200K Maryland Powerball Win Feed her more. A Montgomery County woman going only by the monicker "Feedie," is feeling lucky after claiming not one, but two $100,000 third-tier Powerball jackpots that almost never happened for the Wednesday, April 10 drawing. The Gaithersburg resident said that she purchased two tickets from Giant in the 20000 block of Goshen Road in Gaithersburg, then picked up another pair from Goshen Plaza Beer and Wine on Rothbury Drive in Montgomery Village. Lottery officials said that one of the tickets she purchased on April 9 at Giant for the April 10 drawing included the "Power Play" and "Doub…
Beginner's Luck Lands $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman Who Forgot She Had Golden Ticket Beginner's Luck Lands $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman Who Forgot She Had Golden Ticket
Beginner's Luck Lands $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman Who Forgot She Had Golden Ticket Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.  A Baltimore woman is laughing her way to the bank after hitting it big and winning a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize on her first try, even though she didn't know how to play the game. She said that her family would muse about what it would like to hit a Lottery jackpot, though they never took their shot until the rookie player decided to pick up a Powerball ticket at Royal Farms on O'Donnell Street in Baltimore for the Wednesday, April 10 drawing. According to the woman, she had no idea how to play the Lottery, but went for it anyway,…
Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven No joke. A "big-time lottery crew" is feeling lucky after winning big playing a Powerball ticket that was sold at a Prince George's County 7-Eleven location. The drawing on Saturday, April 6 was a fortuitous one for three jackpot chasers who sought a billion-dollar prize, but are more than content to settle for a third-tier $50,000 win after pooling their money together, picking up tickets, and finally landing a cash windfall following a years worth of playing Maryland Lottery games. According to Lottery officials, the group of co-workers - who dubbed themselves the "Big-Time Lottery Crew"…
Woman Weeps With Joy While Sharing News Of $1M Powerball Win With Family In Maryland Woman Weeps With Joy While Sharing News Of $1M Powerball Win With Family In Maryland
Woman Weeps With Joy While Sharing News Of $1M Powerball Win With Family In Maryland A Howard County woman is still stunned a week after winning a million dollars playing a Powerball ticket.  The lucky winner said that she typically buys tickets once a week, shooting for the jackpot games such as Powerball or Mega Millions, and while she didn't hit the $1.09 billion jackpot for the drawing on Wednesday, April 3, she struck gold on a ticket sold at Royal Farms on Montevideo Road in Jessup. “I know the odds are long,” she said, “but somebody always eventually wins.”  She sure did, but didn't realize it immediately, the woman mused. “My nephew called me the ne…
WINNERS: Pair Of Winning $100K Powerball Tickets Sold In Montgomery County WINNERS: Pair Of Winning $100K Powerball Tickets Sold In Montgomery County
Winners: Pair Of Winning $100K Powerball Tickets Sold In Montgomery County Lottery officials in Maryland are looking for two lucky players who won big on Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. Winning $100,000 third-tier tickets for the April 10 drawing were sold at Giant at 20044 Goshen Road in Gaithersburg and Goshen Plaza Beer & Wine at 9140 Rothbury Drive in Montgomery Village. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 12, 24 and 36; the Powerball was 15. The Power Play multiplier was X2, doubling the winners’ earnings to $100,000. Lottery officials say that players should check their tickets, and the winners should sign the back of them immediatel…
Powerball ‘Jackpot Chaser’ Takes Home $50K Prize In Baltimore Powerball ‘Jackpot Chaser’ Takes Home $50K Prize In Baltimore
Powerball ‘Jackpot Chaser’ Takes Home $50K Prize In Baltimore A Baltimore teacher who bought a batch of Powerball tickets as the jackpot grew to record-setting highs for the Saturday, March 30 drawing said she was thrilled to take home a third-tier $50,000 prize. The winner says she always waits to buy Powerball tickets until the jackpots grow large enough — so she purchased her lucky quick-pick ticket at Royal Farms at 100 West Padonia Road in Timonium and bought a handful. After checking her numbers on the My Lottery Rewards app the next day, the teacher learned of her winnings — but she was too timid to return to the store to have the ticket scanne…
Montgomery County Avionics Technician Lands $100K Powerball Prize Montgomery County Avionics Technician Lands $100K Powerball Prize
Montgomery County Avionics Technician Lands $100K Powerball Prize An avionics technician from Montgomery County played a random set of numbers on a recent Powerball drawing and ended up winning $100,000. The Montgomery Village resident tells officials he has a set of numbers, “chosen at random initially,” that he plays each week at a local 7-Eleven for the Powerball and Mega Millions drawings. On Tuesday, March 19, the winner stopped at 7-Eleven at 19235 Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg, bought one $3 ticket with Power Play for the March 20 drawing, and ended up matching four white balls and the Powerball, bringing a $50,000 third-tier pri…
Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold To Maryland Lottery Players; Jackpot Climbs To $1.23B Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold To Maryland Lottery Players; Jackpot Climbs To $1.23B
Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold To Maryland Lottery Players; Jackpot Climbs To $1.23B Maryland continues to be the place to be for Lottery players after another player won a $1 million Powerball prize in the latest drawing. A winning ticket worth seven figures was sold at Royal Farms on Montevideo Road in Jessup (Howard County), while the Powerball Double Play drawing produced a $50,000 winning ticket that was sold at Oak Street Station Oceanic on North Howard Street in Baltimore. The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, April 3 were: 11-38-41-62-65 with a "Powerball" number of 15. The big winner matched the first five numbers, but missed out on the Power…
Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Annapolis 7-Eleven Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Annapolis 7-Eleven
$1M Powerball Tickets Sold At 7-Eleven On Bestcamp Road No fooling. There were no shortage of big Powerball winners in Maryland for Monday's April Fool's Day drawing, including two million-dollar wins that were sold in the same 7-Eleven and five others that won $50,000 prizes on tickets sold across the state. The winning numbers for the Monday, April 1 Powerball drawing were: 19-24-40-42-56 with a "Powerball" of 23. Two winning tickets worth $1 million were sold at the same 7-Eleven on Bestgate Road in Annapolis, while four other $50,000 tickets were sold at:  High's on Telegraph Road in Elkton (Cecil County); High's on Telegraph Roa…
Montgomery County Man Wins $50K Powerball Prize Over Easter Weekend Montgomery County Man Wins $50K Powerball Prize Over Easter Weekend
Montgomery County Man Wins $50K Powerball Prize Over Easter Weekend A Montgomery County man is calling himself ‘Holiday Luck’ after winning a $50,000 Powerball prize over Easter weekend. The Silver Spring resident bought the $10 quick-pick ticket for the Saturday, March 30 drawing and matched of three numbers and the Powerball, winning the third-tier $50,000 prize. He wasn’t sure how much he’d won at first — so he went right back to a lottery retailer to check. “When I went back to look, I realized that I had four numbers and the Powerball,” he told lottery officials. The winning Powerball numbers for the March 30 drawing were 12,…
Unintended Powerball Ticket Lands Maryland Woman $1M Prize Unintended Powerball Ticket Lands Maryland Woman $1M Prize
Unintended Powerball Ticket Lands Maryland Woman $1M Prize It was a circuitous road, but a newly-minted Maryland millionaire isn't complaining after winning big on a golden Powerball ticket. A series of strange events led a Baltimore woman to a million dollar prize after picking up an unintended Powerball ticket while running errands in Timonium, Lottery officials say. The journey to a new tax bracket began early in March, when the big winner was heading to Timonium to do some shopping when a song on the radio reminded her of a friend's upcoming birthday, prompting her to stop at Royal Farms on York Road in Towson, where she spotted a Powerbal…
Winning $50,000 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $50,000 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $50,000 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store There were no Powerball jackpot winners for Wednesday's drawing, but one lucky lotto player in Maryland is sitting on a golden ticket worth $50,000.  A third-tier winning ticket worth five figures was sold in Baltimore County at Chase Plaza Liquors, which is located in the 12500 block of Eastern River Avenue in Middle River, though it remains unclaimed a day later. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, March 27 drawing were: 37-46-57-60-66 with a Powerball of 8. In Maryland, Lottery officials said there were 33,193 winners in Maryland of prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000. S…
Jackpot-Winning 'Multi-Match' Lottery Ticket Worth $2.1M Sold At Maryland Food Store Jackpot-Winning 'Multi-Match' Lottery Ticket Worth $2.1M Sold At Maryland Food Store
Jackpot-Winning 'Multi-Match' Lottery Ticket Worth $2.1M Sold At Maryland Food Store Maryland Lottery officials are on the lookout for a lucky lotto player who hit the "Multi-Match" jackpot and is sitting on a golden ticket worth more than two million dollars. A winning $2.1 million ticket was sold to a shopper at Klein's ShopRite on Riverside Parkway in Belcamp for the Monday, March 25 drawing, though no winner has come forward a day later. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were: 08-15-18-30-36-38.  Moving forward the winner can choose between the annuity, paid in 25 equal installments, or an estimated $1.24 million cash option. There was a second big wi…
WINNER: Powerball Ticket Good For $1 Million Sold In Maryland WINNER: Powerball Ticket Good For $1 Million Sold In Maryland
Winner: Powerball Ticket Good For $1 Million Sold In Maryland Who’s the lucky winner? A Powerball ticket worth a whopping $1 million was sold at a Maryland Royal Farms store for the Monday, March 18 drawing, officials said. The player only missed the $645 million estimated jackpot annuity by one ball. The winning numbers were: 10, 17, 20, 39 and 44; the Powerball was 16 and the Power Play multiplier was x3. The lucky second-tier winning ticket was purchased at Royal Farms on York Road in North Baltimore. The Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity of $687 million for the Wednesday, March 20 drawing with an es…
Loyal Lottery Player Seeking Jackpot Stunned By $50K Powerball Win In Maryland Loyal Lottery Player Seeking Jackpot Stunned By $50K Powerball Win In Maryland
Loyal Lottery Player Seeking Jackpot Stunned By $50K Powerball Win In Maryland A lifelong Lottery player in Southern Maryland had his loyalty paid off after winning a five-figure Powerball prize on a recent drawing.  Whether the jackpot is $20 million, or a cool $1 billion, St. Mary's County resident James Stogner says he will still pick up his ticket for nearly every drawing, and that faith was rewarded this week when he was at Lottery Headquarters to claim a $50,000 prize. "It doesn't matter," he said. "The base jackpot is still a lot of money." This time, when he checked the quick-pick ticket, the 51-year-old noticed a little more money than usual — $50,000 —…
Retired Caregiver From Prince George’s County Wins $50K Powerball Prize Retired Caregiver From Prince George’s County Wins $50K Powerball Prize
Retired Caregiver From Prince George’s County Wins $50K Powerball Prize A retired caregiver from Prince George’s County has been spending $2 on lottery tickets for years, against her family’s advice, and it’s never paid off well. That is, until the Saturday, March 2 Powerball drawing, she says. “Something always told me that it would happen,” she told officials while claiming her $50,000 prize at lottery headquarters. “And it finally did.” The retired occupational therapist from Hyattsville says she’s followed the same pattern — except for the day of her big win. “I wanted to change what I usually did,” she said, “so I switched from playing my regular P…
Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Anne Arundel County Lottery Player Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Anne Arundel County Lottery Player
Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Anne Arundel County Lottery Player An Anne Arundel man took his wise wife’s advice — and it led to a FAST PLAY ticket worth a whopping $100,000, lottery officials say. The man’s wife, who works overseas, told her husband during their daily talk about a dream she’d had the night before. “She told me that she’d seen us winning a lot of money and that it was from the lottery,” the man told officials. Asked to go pick up a ticket, he eagerly complied with his wife’s request and grabbed one at 7-Eleven at 8930 Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena — but his selection took a bit of thought. “It wasn’t a Powerball or Meg…
Unclaimed Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Mystery Solved Months Later Unclaimed Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Mystery Solved Months Later
Unclaimed Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Mystery Solved Months Later Maryland Lottery officials have cracked the curious case of an unclaimed $1 million Powerball prize that wasn't collected for months because the player forgot she purchased it.  A Worcester County woman is among the state's newest millionaires, but not before she sat on a ticket worth seven figures that hadn't been touched since the Sept. 27 drawing last year. According to the Eastern Shore woman, she purchased the quick-pick ticket at the Duck In II in Snow Hill, hoping to take a stab at the then $835 million Powerball jackpot, but forgot all about it until recently. She was one of f…
2 Powerball Tickets Each Worth $50K Sold In Maryland 2 Powerball Tickets Each Worth $50K Sold In Maryland
2 Powerball Tickets Each Worth $50K Sold In Maryland Winners! Two Powerball tickets each worth $50,000 were sold in Maryland for the Monday, Feb. 12. drawing, officials confirmed. The third-tier winning tickets were sold at Jack’s Fine Food on Kenwood Avenue in Baltimore and the GetGo at Giant Eagle on West Patrick Street in Frederick. The winning numbers were 17, 36, 43, 53 and 67; the Powerball was 14 and the Power Play multiplier was X2. The Powerball jackpot now totals $285 million for the Wednesday Feb. 14 drawing with an estimated cash option of $137.7 million. Think you might be one of the lucky winners?…
Maryland Man Crosses Over State Lines To Claim $150K Powerball Win In Virginia Maryland Man Crosses Over State Lines To Claim $150K Powerball Win In Virginia
Maryland Man Crosses Over State Lines To Claim $150K Powerball Win In Virginia A Maryland man who tried his luck picking up a Powerball ticket in Virginia is feeling lucky after cashing in on a six-figure prize. Teerawat Akkarach says he only plays Lottery games about once a month, but he couldn't resist purchasing a Powerball ticket last month as the jackpot was swelling.  The Rockville resident crossed over state lines into Virginia, where he headed to Sheetz on Yardley Ridge Road in Sterling to buy some Powerball tickets for the drawing on Monday, Jan. 8, though he took his time checking his numbers.  Akkarach said that he scanned a few tickets on the Vi…
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Royal Farms Location In Maryland Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Royal Farms Location In Maryland
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Royal Farms Location In Maryland Who’s the lucky winner?  A Powerball ticket good for $100,000 was sold at a Royal Farms location in Maryland, lottery officials said. The ticket — the first third-tier winning ticket sold in 2024 — was purchased at Royal Farms on English Muffin Way in Frederick for the Monday, Jan. 22 drawing. It was purchased with Power Play, doubling its third-tier prize to $100,000. The winning numbers were: 24, 25, 43, 52 and 63. The Powerball was 21 with a 2x Power Play multiplier. The Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity of $145 million for the Wednesday, Jan. 2…
Maryland Father Chasing $1.2B Powerball Jackpot Had To Settle For $50K Lottery Win Maryland Father Chasing $1.2B Powerball Jackpot Had To Settle For $50K Lottery Win
Maryland Father Chasing $1.2B Powerball Jackpot Had To Settle For $50K Lottery Win A father of two was one lucky bounce away from winning a billion dollar Maryland Lottery prize. On Thursday, a Howard County man came forward to claim a $50,000 prize for an October "Powerball" drawing where he matched five numbers, narrowly missing the massive $1.2 billion jackpot.  The Laurel man said that he only plays "Powerball" once in a while, preferring "Racetrax" games, but on the day of the billion-dollar drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 4, all he could see were dollar signs in his eyes as he chased the payday. He was close, only missing by one number. It was one of two third-tie…
'Scratch-Off Girl' Wins $50K Playing Powerball On Ticket Sold At Maryland Safeway 'Scratch-Off Girl' Wins $50K Playing Powerball On Ticket Sold At Maryland Safeway
'Scratch-Off Girl' Wins $50K Playing Powerball On Ticket Sold At Maryland Safeway The winner of a $50,000 Powerball ticket purchased at a Rockville Safeway is a self-described “scratch-off girl,” typically going for $1 and $5 tickets. But with the Powerball topping $600 million around the holidays, the recent health sciences grad took her chances on Christmas Day — and it paid off to the tune of $50,000. Her short-term plans? Not so fun. “I’m going to put it in savings,” she told lottery officials. Her long-term plans? Much more fun. The winner said she’ll eventually use her winnings to apply to medical schools and concentrate in pediatric medicine. The Montgome…
Power Play Leads To $200K Powerball Prize For Maryland Lottery Player Power Play Leads To $200K Powerball Prize For Maryland Lottery Player
Power Play Leads To $200K Powerball Prize For Maryland Lottery Player A Power Play ticket led a lucky Maryland lottery player to a whopping $200,000 prize. The retired tech worker from Bowie bought the ticket at E&C Mid-Atlantic on Annapolis Road in Glenn Dale in Prince George’s County after overhearing from someone inside the store that it was ‘Powerball night.’ “I heard one of the guys in the store say ‘It’s Powerball night’ so I thought that I should buy a ticket,” said the man told lottery officials. The loyal Pick 3 player added the Power Play multiplier option for $1 and ended up with the third-tier prize of $200,000. He discov…
Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County
Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County A pair of winning Powerball tickets worth $1 million and $50,000 were sold in the same county in Maryland. The million dollar second-tier prizewinning ticket was sold at Green Meadows Exxon at 6762 Riggs Road in Hyattsville, while a third-tier $50,000 Double Play ticket was sold at 7-Eleven at 9500 Ruby Lockhart Blvd. in Bowie — both in Prince George’s County, lottery officials said. The winning numbers for the Monday, Jan. 1 Powerball drawing were: 12, 21, 42, 44, and 49. The Powerball was 1. The winning numbers for the Powerball Double Play dra…
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Maryland Market Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Maryland Market
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Maryland Market Check your tickets. One lucky Maryland Lottery player is sitting on a $50,000 ticket after winning big in Monday's Powerball drawing as the jackpot rose to more than $400 million. Lottery officials say that a ticket sold in Charles County at Berry Country Market on Bensville in Waldorf won a third-tier prize, though it has yet to be claimed days later. The winning numbers for the drawing on Monday, Dec. 4 were: 18-19-27-28-45 with a Powerball of 09. The "Power Play" multiplier was X3.  According to officials, the Wednesday, Dec. 6 Powerball drawing will have an estimated top prize of…
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store One lucky Maryland Lottery player may be sitting on a golden ticket worth a five-figure prize and not even know it. Officials say that a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Baltimore County at Dogwood Liquors in the 6900 block of Dogwood Road in Windsor Mill for Wednesday's drawing, though it remains unclaimed. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Nov. 8 drawing were: 14-21-33-39-62 with a Powerball of 20. In Maryland, there were more than 10,000 winning Powerball tickets sold with prizes ranging from $4 to the $50,000 winner. There were a dozen $50,000 winners sold nationwide, …
Newly Minted Maryland Millionaire Didn't Realize He Was Big Powerball Winner For Weeks Newly Minted Maryland Millionaire Didn't Realize He Was Big Powerball Winner For Weeks
Newly Minted Maryland Millionaire Didn't Realize He Was Big Powerball Winner For Weeks One lucky Maryland Lottery player in Baltimore got a whale of a surprise this week. For nearly a month "Private Person" was sitting on a golden Powerball ticket worth $1 million and didn't have a clue - and was even unsure where he picked up the big winner. The 41-year-old instantly became a millionaire when the balls were drawn for the Wednesday, Sept. 30 Powerball drawing, but he didn't realize until he went to check his numbers earlier this week. As it turns out, the ticket was bought on the day of the drawing at Golden Ring Liquors on Philadelphia Road in Rosedale as the Lottery player…
Winning $500K 'Multi-Match' Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Winning $500K 'Multi-Match' Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Winning $500K 'Multi-Match' Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Maryland Lottery players should check their tickets after a $500,000 winning "Multi-Match" ticket was sold at an area gas station. "Multi-Match" has been the game to play, as the game saw its third jackpot winner in its last four drawings, this time on a ticket sold at the BP gas station on Lanham Severn Road in Seabrook. The winning numbers for the Monday, Oct. 23 drawing were: 08-15-21-27-33-39.  This latest winner comes on the heels of a $510,000 winning "Multi-Match" ticket that was sold in Hagerstown last week, and a $630,000 winner that was picked up in Chesapeake City earlier t…