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$2M Richer! House Hunting Couple Gets Lucky With Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Win $2M Richer! House Hunting Couple Gets Lucky With Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Win
$2M Richer! House Hunting Couple Gets Lucky With Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Win A Maryland couple 'Passed Go' and collected $2 million dollars.  The Baltimore County pair rolled the dice and hit the jackpot in a big way, claiming the first $2 million top prize from the Maryland Lottery's MONOPOLY X200 scratch-off game.  Now, the Owings Mills couple is debating their next move—buy Boardwalk, Park Place, or maybe just a new house? The wife, a loyal Lottery player with a track record of wins ranging from $5 to $1,000, finally hit the big one with the $30 MONOPOLY X200 ticket.  The couple snagged their golden ticket at Royal Farms on Reisterstown Road, ear…

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Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 15 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $303M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 15 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $303M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 15 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $303M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Jan. 15 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $303 million with a $132.8 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 08-41-52-53-58 with a Powerball of 07 and the Power Play was 3X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 mi…

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Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Jan. 14 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $95M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Jan. 14 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $95M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Jan. 14 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $95M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing with a recently reset jackpot. The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday, Jan. 14 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $95 million, with an estimated cash option of $41.3 million, a far cry from the $1.22 billion prize that was won by a California resident late last month. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are: 04-14-35-49-62 with a Mega Ball of 06 and a Megaplier of 3X If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next…

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Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven No one took home the $285 million Powerball jackpot on Monday, but one lucky lotto player in Maryland also cashed in on a five-figure ticket sold at an area convenience store. Officials say that a third-tier winning ticket worth a $50,000 prize was sold at the Crofton 7-Eleven in the 2100 block of Deense Highway, the largest win out of thousands statewide starting at $4.  The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Monday, Jan. 13 were 04-06-16-39-66 with a Powerball of 09 and the Power Play multiplier was X2.  With no winner, the jackpot will roll to $303 million …

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House Hunter Wins $50K Lottery Ticket In Baltimore House Hunter Wins $50K Lottery Ticket In Baltimore
House Hunter Wins $50K Lottery Ticket In Baltimore House hunting in Maryland just got a whole lot easier for one New York couple, thanks to a scratch-off ticket that turned into a $50,000 jackpot.  Juan Infante, a longtime lottery fan and diehard Orioles supporter, scored big during a visit to Baltimore, proving that sometimes Lady Luck shines on baseball fans too. Infante and his wife have been eyeing homes in Maryland’s competitive market when a pit stop at Sam’s Lobby Shop on North Calvert Street added some serious cash to their down payment fund.  “Maryland’s doing a great job,” Infante joked after claiming his prize. “This i…

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Winning Numbers For Saturday, Jan. 18 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $331M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Saturday, Jan. 18 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $331M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Saturday, Jan. 18 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $331M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Saturday, Jan. 18 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $331 million with a $147.5 million cash option after there was no winner in the past week. If no Lottery player claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20. The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 14-31-35-64-69 with a Powerball of 23 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, ac…

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Winning Numbers For Saturday, Jan. 11 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $263M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Saturday, Jan. 11 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $263M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Saturday, Jan. 11 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $263M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Saturday, Jan. 11 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $263 million with a $115.3 million cash option after there was no winner in the past week. If no Lottery player claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 03-06-32-37-65 with a Powerball of 04 and the Power Play was 3X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, ac…

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50 Blocks, $100K Surprise: Maryland Woman’s Scratch-Off Confusion Pays Big 50 Blocks, $100K Surprise: Maryland Woman’s Scratch-Off Confusion Pays Big
50 Blocks, $100K Surprise: Maryland Woman’s Scratch-Off Confusion Pays Big A Baltimore County woman got the surprise of her life after winning a second-tier $100,000 prize on a $5,000,000 Cash scratch-off—but only after a little math mix-up. The Reisterstown resident bought the ticket at the Royal Farms on Hanover Pike, hoping for some good luck. When she scratched off all 50 blocks and matched every single one, she thought she’d won big.  But tallying up the prizes proved tricky. “I thought I only won $60,000,” she said, laughing. It wasn’t until she double-checked her numbers that she realized she hit $100,000. “I was very excited!” A retired government w…

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Winning Numbers For Friday, Jan. 10 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $77M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Friday, Jan. 10 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $77M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Friday, Jan. 10 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $77M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Friday, Jan. 10 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $77 million with a $33.7 million cash option. The winning numbers were 09-23-39-65-66 with a Mega Ball of 22 and a Megaplier of 3X. MegaMillions If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five balls plus the gold Mega Ball, according to officials. Prizes then …

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Second-Chance Queen Strikes Again: Maryland Woman’s $100K Payday Stuns Courthouse Coworkers Second-Chance Queen Strikes Again: Maryland Woman’s $100K Payday Stuns Courthouse Coworkers
Second-Chance Queen Strikes Again: Maryland Woman’s $100K Payday Stuns Courthouse Coworkers A Glen Burnie courthouse employee had her co-workers doing a double take when her screams of excitement rang through the office, courtesy of a $100,000 Maryland Lottery win. Shari Hunt-Caldwell is no stranger to second-chance Lottery drawings, but this holiday season brought a surprise too big to keep quiet after entering her non-winning tickets into the My Lottery Rewards program hoping or a festive payoff.  Her shock came last month, when a Lottery representative called with the big news of her six-figure jackpot.  "I started screaming at work," Hunt-Caldwell recalled. "It was …

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Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $240 million with a $107.4 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 01-20-36-38-43 with a Powerball of 24 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 mil…

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Triple Checked and Verified: Grocery Run Lands Maryland Couple $30K Lottery Prize Triple Checked and Verified: Grocery Run Lands Maryland Couple $30K Lottery Prize
Triple Checked and Verified: Grocery Run Lands Maryland Couple $30K Lottery Prize A Frederick County couple’s grocery run turned into a Christmas miracle after they snagged a $30,000 top prize on the Maryland Lottery’s Peppermint Payout scratch-off. The husband and wife, who’ve played Lottery games for years, had to check the ticket three times before they believed their eyes and good fortune. “We had to look at it about three times,” the husband said after scratching the $3 ticket at home. Their biggest win before this?  A humble $1,000 jackpot two years ago.  “After that, it was all downhill ... Until this!” the wife quipped while claiming the prize with h…

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