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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…
That's A Hit: Bowie Man Turns $3 Lottery Win Into $30K Top Prize Playing 'Battleship' That's A Hit: Bowie Man Turns $3 Lottery Win Into $30K Top Prize Playing 'Battleship'
That's A Hit: Bowie Man Turns $3 Lottery Win Into $30K Top Prize Playing 'Battleship' What started as a slow day for a loyal Maryland Lottery player turned into an unexpected cash windfall for a Prince George's County man when he reinvested his meager winnings and turned them into a five-figure jackpot. Bowie resident Jorge Baez nearly sank his own battleship, but took one last shot, and sure enough, landed himself a $30,000 top-prize playing a FAST PLAY ticket. The retired contractor picked up $20 worth of scratchers on the day of his lucky win, only winning $3, though he made the most of those dollars, using them to purchase a FAST PLAY BATTLESHIP ticket at the Hampton Mal…
Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Bowie 7-Eleven Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Bowie 7-Eleven
Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Bowie 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"…
Secretive Lottery Winner From Bowie Claims $50K Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland Secretive Lottery Winner From Bowie Claims $50K Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland
Secretive Lottery Winner From Bowie Claims $50K Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland An anonymous man from Prince George's County made the most of his "second-chance focus" and won a $50,000 Maryland Lottery prize, officials say. A man from Bowie who likes to rack up points from non-winning scratch-off tickets through the Lottery Rewards program hit the jackpot and won big after playing a Hot 7s Tripler ticket that he bought at a BP gas station in Lanham, turning $5 into a $50,000 cash windfall. Following the big win, the man said that he was excited, but added, "I like to keep it quiet ... That just scared the heck out of me."  According to the lucky lotto player, he…
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…
Life-Altering $1M Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Maryland Man Out Car Shopping Life-Altering $1M Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Maryland Man Out Car Shopping
Life-Altering $1M Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Maryland Man Out Car Shopping Life is good for a newly minted-millionaire in Maryland who turned a $20 scratch-off ticket into a seven-figure jackpot. A Dorchester County resident who has been a lifelong fan of scratchers scored a life-altering win, claiming a $1 million prize on an aptly titled THE GAME OF LIFE ticket. Maryland Lottery The lucky Lottery player had a premonition, and when he spotted that the ticket was number one on the roll, he decided to shoot his shot and take a chance, which paid off plenty.  According to Lottery officials, the man picked up the ticket at Salisbury Quick Stop on North Salisb…
Winning $50K 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Couldn't Have Come At Better Time' Winning $50K 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Couldn't Have Come At Better Time'
Winning $50K 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Couldn't Have Come At Better Time' Lady Luck was shining on a Maryland Lottery player who changed things up and wound up turning a $1 ticket into a $50,000 windfall at just the right time. After winning Lottery prizes from Pick 3 and Pick 4 games a few years ago, officials said that a Waldorf man - who chose to remain anonymous - tried his luck on a Pick 5 ticket, using the numbers 82871 on a straight bet.  Sure enough, the Charles County man cashed in big, winning a five-figure prize, his largest to date. The winning ticket was sold at Commerce Liquor in Waldorf for the midday drawing on Wednesday, April 3. When…
Jackpot-Winning 'FAST PLAY' Ticket Worth Nearly $20K Sold In Bowie Jackpot-Winning 'FAST PLAY' Ticket Worth Nearly $20K Sold In Bowie
Jackpot-Winning 'FAST Play' Ticket Worth Nearly $20K Sold In Bowie A winning "FAST PLAY 7-11-21" ticket worth nearly $20,000 was sold at a Prince George’s County Exxon, officials said. A winning ticket for the Monday, April 8 drawing was sold at the Exxon at 1500 Northwest Crain Highway in Bowie and remains unclaimed. The player won the first progressive jackpot, which totals $19,774. Lottery officials say that players should check their tickets, and the winner should sign the back of it immediately and put it in a safe spot until it can be redeemed at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore. The $2 7-11-21 game went on sale on Apr…
'Happy Mistake' Lands Maryland Man $50K 'Pick 5' Lottery Win 'Happy Mistake' Lands Maryland Man $50K 'Pick 5' Lottery Win
'Happy Mistake' Lands Maryland Man $50K 'Pick 5' Lottery Win Opportunity knocked twice for a Harford County man who made the most at his second chance and won $50,000 playing his wife's license plate number on a Pick 5 Maryland Lottery ticket. The lucky Lottery player told officials that he thought he missed out on his chance for a big win last week when he saw his license plate numbers in the results of a recent Pick 5 drawing that he didn't hit on.  However, fate had other plans for him. According to Lottery officials, a week after that disappointment, a winning Pick 5 number he played based on different license plate numbers l…
Adults-Only Easter Egg Hunt Lands Maryland 911 Operator Winning $50K Lottery Scratcher Adults-Only Easter Egg Hunt Lands Maryland 911 Operator Winning $50K Lottery Scratcher
Adults-Only Easter Egg Hunt Lands Maryland 911 Operator Winning $50K Lottery Scratcher A lucky Maryland woman got a special blessing this Easter after winning a $50,000 prize celebrating a beloved family tradition. An adults-only Easter Egg hunt that has become a yearly thing for a Harford County family involving instant tickets and eggs resulting in a big win this year for a woman going by an apt name. Melissa Blessing's family members all bring instant tickets to the party each year, separate them randomly into groups and assign each a number, she said. Each hidden egg is then numbered, with the corresponding scratch-offs going to the finder.  “We all like scratch ti…
Retird Couple Losing Sleep After $2.1M 'Multi-Match' Jackpot Win In Maryland Retird Couple Losing Sleep After $2.1M 'Multi-Match' Jackpot Win In Maryland
Retird Couple Losing Sleep After $2.1M 'Multi-Match' Jackpot Win In Maryland A Harford County couple went to sleep last week, and when they woke up, were the state's newest multi-millionaires after winning a massive Maryland Lottery jackpot. Now, they can hardly sleep at all. An Aberdeen pair headed to Lottery Headquarters in. Baltimore - and may do some more traveling soon - to collect a $2.1 million prize after hitting big playing "Multi-Match" on Monday, March 25 on a ticket sold at Klein's ShopRite on Riverside Parkway in Belcamp. The winning numbers for their lucky drawing were: 08-15-18-30-36-38.  The winning ticket was sold at Klein’s ShopRite…
Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County Market Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County Market
Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County Market No Marylanders won the $1.13 billion "Mega Millions" jackpot - that went to a lucky New Jersey lotto player - but five tickets worth $10,000 were sold across the state for Tuesday's drawing. The winning numbers on Tuesday, March 26 were 07-11-22-29-38, with a gold "Mega Ball" of 04, and five players matched four of the regular numbers plus the "Mega Ball" to win a $10,000 prize.  Winning tickets were sold at:  7 to 10 Market on 29th Street in Mt. Rainier (Prince George's County); 7 to 10 Market, 4002 29th Street, Mt. Rainier Google Maps street view Giant on Arliss Street in …
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…
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Grocery Store Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Grocery Store
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Grocery Store Maryland Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $50,000 winner was sold at a Baltimore grocery store. Lottery officials announced that there was a five-figure prize-winning "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold at Giant on Merritt Boulevard in Baltimore for the Thursday, March 21 drawing. The winning numbers were: 14, 16, 19, 20 and 37 with a "Bonus Ball" of 24. This marks the ninth top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket sold so far in 2024. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place. The player has 182 day…
Winning $100K, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Maryland Winning $100K, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Maryland
Winning $100K, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Maryland Maryland Lottery officials are looking for two lucky players who won big on Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. No jackpots were won on March 20, but a winning ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a Montgomery County 7-Eleven and a second worth $100,000 at a Howard County gas station that remain unclaimed a day later. The winning tickets were sold at the 7-Eleven on Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg and at 40 West BP on Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. On Wednesday, March 20, the winning numbers were 13-22-57-54-66 with a Powerball of 09 and the "Power Play multiplier" was X2.  …
Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Check your tickets!  No one hit the "Mega Millions" jackpot on Tuesday night, but one lucky Maryland Lottery player is sitting on a ticket worth $20,000 on a ticket bought in Wicomico County. Eagle Express Mart on North Camden Avenue in Fruitland sold the golden ticket, which was unclaimed as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Lottery officials. The winning numbers were 24-46-49-62-66; the 'Mega Ball' was 7 and the 'Megaplier' was X2. In all, Maryland had 49,654 winners of prizes ranging from $2 to $20,000 in the Tuesday, March 19 drawing.  With no jackpot-winning ticket…
Lucky License Plate Lands Superstitious Maryland Man $50K Lottery Windfall Lucky License Plate Lands Superstitious Maryland Man $50K Lottery Windfall
Lucky License Plate Lands Superstitious Maryland Man $50K Lottery Windfall A superstitious man has claimed his largest Lottery prize after decades of playing after he fortuitously lost his keys outside of a Maryland gas station. "Big Mike" collected a $50,000 "Pick 5" prize after the lucky Lottery player lost his keys, retraced his steps, and found them in front of his truck, prompting him to pick up the golden ticket. The Waldorf man said that he believed the incident to not be an inconvenience, but instead as a sign that he should play his license plate number, so he placed a $1 straight bet on the numbers, went home and didn't check to see if he was a winner un…
Maryland Son Brings Home $250K Lottery Jackpot For Mom Maryland Son Brings Home $250K Lottery Jackpot For Mom
Maryland Son Brings Home $250K Lottery Jackpot For Mom A Maryland resident who stopped to pick up scratch-offs after running errands last weekend ended up with a $250,000 winning ticket for his mother. The Montgomery County son stopped for gas at Casa Blanca Sunoco on Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring on Sunday, March 10 and picked up five of the $10 $250,000 Cash Winfall games due to his sister’s recent $500 win. He then took the tickets home for his mother, who didn’t get around to playing them until the following day. “She was on the phone and scratching the games,” the winner’s son, a Silver Spring resident, told lottery officia…
Winning $5M Maryland Lottery Scratcher Sold At Area Liquor Store Winning $5M Maryland Lottery Scratcher Sold At Area Liquor Store
Winning $5M Maryland Lottery Scratcher Sold At Area Liquor Store A Maryland woman turned $50 into $5 million after hitting big on a Maryland Lottery scratcher. The first of five top-prize winning jackpots on the recently released "$5,000,000 CASH" game was claimed on Monday after a Montgomery County woman made her way to Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore to collect her seven-figure cash windfall. According to Lottery officials, "after going on sale Feb. 19, the game jumped immediately into the (number one) spot on the Lottery’s Top 40 Scratch-offs list. "In addition to the $5 million top prize, the game has two other high-tier prizes at the $100,000…
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Hyattsville Market Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Hyattsville Market
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Hyattsville Market Two Maryland Lottery players are $50,000 richer after Monday's Powerball drawing and may not know it. Lottery officials are urging residents to check their tickets after two winners were reported for the drawing on Monday, March 11, when the winning numbers were 1-3-7-16-66 with a Powerball of 5. The $50,000 third-tier winning tickets were sold at Dash In on Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall (St. Mary's County) and at New Grand Mart on University Boulevard in Hyattsville (Prince George's County). Maryland had a total of 15,989 winners of $4 to $50,000 prizes in the drawing, with 2,964 win…
Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD
Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD A Calvert County woman had to "keep calm and carry on" after winning big on a Maryland Lottery ticket. The lucky Southern Maryland lotto player had to keep her cool after purchasing a top-prize winning "$100,000 Ca$h" instant ticket while out running errands with her daughter in Anne Arundel County. She says that the two made a pit-stop at 7-Eleven in Edgewater to pick up snacks, and her daughter, who often purchases pairs of scratch-offs for her mother, bought a soda for herself and two $30 "$100,000 Ca$h" instant tickets for her mom. When the daughter returned to the car, she handed…
Delivery Driver Riding Into Retirement After Five $50K 'Pick 5' Maryland Lottery Wins Delivery Driver Riding Into Retirement After Five $50K 'Pick 5' Maryland Lottery Wins
Delivery Driver Riding Into Retirement After Five $50K 'Pick 5' Maryland Lottery Wins Fives proved to be the lucky number for a fortuitous delivery driver who is riding into retirement with a smile on his face after an unexpected $250,000 Maryland Lottery win. The Carroll County man says that he plans to use his newfound cash on his family's retirement nest egg after he randomly placed some "Pick 5" bets while running errands before lunch.  "Wednesday was a perfect day," he told Lottery officials after he and his wife got a jump start on their morning, finished their errands, and stopped by a Sheetz location to pick up some tickets. By dinner time, the Manchester …
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store A trip to the liquor store in St. Mary's County for a Maryland man made him a newly minted millionaire after winning big on a Powerball ticket. On Wednesday, a Maryland Lottery player - who chose to remain anonymous - was in Baltimore to claim a second-tier $1 million prize weeks after a February drawing, where he narrowly missed a $206 million jackpot. According to Lottery officials, on Groundhog Day (Friday, Feb. 2), the player purchased tickets for the Powerball drawings on Feb. 3, Feb. 5, and Feb. 7, though Spring came early for him as he matched the first five balls drawn on his first …
Cigarette Run Leads Maryland Grandmother To $51K Lottery Jackpot Cigarette Run Leads Maryland Grandmother To $51K Lottery Jackpot
Cigarette Run Leads Maryland Grandmother To $51K Lottery Jackpot A random trip to a convenience store in Baltimore County for a Carroll County woman led to a five-figure prize for one lucky Lottery player who picked up her ticket on a whim. Every so often, a Westminster woman says she would play a Maryland Lottery game, though she was normally drawn to scratchers versus draw games until having a recent change of heart that landed her a $51,247 "Bonus Match 5" jackpot.  The grandmother decided to purchase her ticket for the drawing on Sunday, March 3 at the Pantry One Food Mart & Deli in Randallstown after heading to the store to pick up some cig…
Virginia Woman Visiting Maryland Doctor Wins $41K Playing 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Game Virginia Woman Visiting Maryland Doctor Wins $41K Playing 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Game
Virginia Woman Visiting Maryland Doctor Wins $41K Playing 'FAST Play' Lottery Game 2024 is indeed off to a better start for a Virginia woman who won big playing a Maryland Lottery game when she went across state lines to see her doctor. The woman, who chose to remain anonymous and went under the alias "2024 Better" is feeling lucky after reeling in a $41,780 jackpot playing the "FAST PLAY Gold Fish" game.  According to Lottery officials, the winner's doctor is in Maryland, so she frequents the state regularly, and last week, she and her husband stopped at Hardesty's Liquors on Crain Highway in Newburg. The jackpot for the Feb. 28 drawing had remained unclaimed until…
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…
'Bout Time:' Longtime Maryland Lottery Player To 'Bless Sisters, Brothers' With $100K Prize 'Bout Time:' Longtime Maryland Lottery Player To 'Bless Sisters, Brothers' With $100K Prize
'Bout Time:' Longtime Maryland Lottery Player To 'Bless Sisters, Brothers' With $100K Prize Well, it's about time, at least in the mind of one Charles County woman. A longtime Maryland Lottery player plans to pay it forward after turning a $10 scratcher into a $100,000 windfall that she intends to share with friends and family. The Waldorf woman's first reaction when she realized her six-figure prize? "'bout time" she mused. “I don’t play the numbers, I just like to play scratch-offs,” she said, adding that her favorite games are bingo- and crossword-style tickets. Sure enough, the Charles County native's big win came when she was playing "$100,000 Crossword," which went on sale…
Forgotten Phone Call Leads Laurel Man To $1M Lottery Scratcher Win In Maryland Forgotten Phone Call Leads Laurel Man To $1M Lottery Scratcher Win In Maryland
Forgotten Phone Call Leads Laurel Man To $1M Lottery Scratcher Win In Maryland A man who pulled over to make a phone call he’d forgotten about ended up winning $1 million on a Maryland scratcher — what luck! The sales account manager from Laurel was heading to work and had to pull into a nearby parking lot to make a phone call he’d previously forgotten; that’s when he saw it. “I looked up and saw a Maryland Lottery sign right in front of me,” he tells officials. He decided to walk into the store — 24/7 Convenience in Laurel — and pick out three 100X The Cash tickets for $20 a pop. While the first two were losses, the third ticket turned out to be a lucky $1 million …
Not Seeing Things: Prince George's County School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win Not Seeing Things: Prince George's County School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win
Not Seeing Things: Prince George's County School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win A Maryland school teacher was stunned when his weekly $20 lottery budget paid off to the tune of $50,000. The New Carrollton man went for a $50,000 Cash ticket at the Landover Hills Exxon at 6579 Annapolis Road in Prince George’s County. The ticket provides 30 chances to win if a player matches one of five numbers at the top of the ticket. After scratching off the first 29 without a match, he got to the 30th number and found a $50,000 amount under a No. 7, which was one of the ticket’s five winning numbers, at the lower right corner of the ticket. “I got to the very bottom and saw that I …
Keno Camaraderie Lands Maryland Man $100K Scratch-Off Lottery Win Keno Camaraderie Lands Maryland Man $100K Scratch-Off Lottery Win
Keno Camaraderie Lands Maryland Man $100K Scratch-Off Lottery Win A Cecil County man who says he likes to play Keno for its camaraderie is feeling lucky after winning a six-figure prize on a Maryland Lottery scratcher. The Elkton resident had been playing Keno recently at Xtreme Gas on North Bridge Street, and just before he left, he decided to pick up a pair of scratch-off tickets.  It was a $100,000 decision. He says that he doesn't play many such games, but decided to take a shot. The first $100,000 CA$H ticket came up blank, but the second provided what was described as "an eye-popping surprise."  "I saw all these zeroes," he mused. "…
Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games
Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games The Ravens Flock is going to be one deeper for at least the next 20 years.  Thomas Humphries will be seeing the world through purple-colored glasses for at least the next two decades after being announced as the winner of Maryland Lottery's "Seats for 20 Years" event on Wednesday. Nearly a million entries were made by fans vying to secure their spot at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Nottingham native was the lucky winner, landing himself club seats to every home game through 2044.  Congratulations to Thomas Humphries, who won Ravens season tickets for 20 years! pic.twitter.com/…