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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: Anne Arundel Woman’s $100K Payday Stuns Courthouse Coworkers Second-Chance Queen Strikes Again: Anne Arundel Woman’s $100K Payday Stuns Courthouse Coworkers
Second-Chance Queen Strikes Again: Anne Arundel 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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Winning Numbers For Monday, Jan. 6 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $220M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, Jan. 6 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $220M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, Jan. 6 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $220M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Jan. 6 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $220 million with a $98.4 million cash option after a recent winner reset the prize pool late last month. If no winner claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 with an even larger prize. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 17-34-46-66-67 with a Powerball of 14 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all fiv…

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Road Rage Pays, Literally: Maryland Winner Scores 10 Lottery Hits For $500K Jackpot Road Rage Pays, Literally: Maryland Winner Scores 10 Lottery Hits For $500K Jackpot
Road Rage Pays, Literally: Maryland Winner Scores 10 Lottery Hits For $500K Jackpot A Maryland man with a keen eye turned highway frustration into a $500,000 cash windfall by using a rude driver's license plate number to cash in on a life-altering Pick 5 jackpot. Late last month, while returning from out of town back to his Glen Burnie home, Lottery officials said that the Anne Arundel County man was cut off by another driver. Annoyed but observant, he noted the offending driver's license plate number and decided to use it as his Pick 5 lottery numbers later that day. Stopping at Doc’s F&B Liquors on B&A Boulevard in Glen Burnie, he purchased ten $1 tickets, all f…

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First Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Of 2025 Sold At Maryland Carryout Location First Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Of 2025 Sold At Maryland Carryout Location
First Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Of 2025 Sold At Maryland Carryout Location A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at an area carryout store, and the winner has not yet come forward to claim their five-figure jackpot. One top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket worth a five-figure jackpot was sold in Baltimore County at Stoko's in the 6800 block of Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson for the drawing on Thursday, Jan. 2. It has not been cashed in two days later. The winning numbers for the Thursday drawing were 05-09-11-22-33 with a Bonus Ball of 14. This represents the first winning Bonus Match 5 ticket sold in 2025. "Lottery officials…

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Maryland Woman Hits $48K Keno Jackpot With A Little Help From Her Friends (And Family) Maryland Woman Hits $48K Keno Jackpot With A Little Help From Her Friends (And Family)
Maryland Woman Hits $48K Keno Jackpot With A Little Help From Her Friends (And Family) A Charles County caregiver is celebrating a massive Keno win thanks to some sage advice from two trusted family members—one of whom had a "lucky feeling" and the other who suggested the winning numbers. The Southern Maryland woman, who asked to remain anonymous, turned $10 into a $48,108 windfall after a whimsical trip to Bridge Drive Inn in Calvert County on a friend's hunch. “My friend felt lucky about Keno, but only from a certain Lottery store—the Bridge Drive Inn,” the winner shared, adding that this friend has been spot-on with premonitions in the past. Despite the liquor store being …

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Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Dec. 31 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $20M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Dec. 31 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $20M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Dec. 31 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $20M Jackpot After a lucky Lottery player claimed a massive prize that topped a billion dollars last week, the winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing with a reset jackpot. The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday, Dec. 31 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $20 million, with an estimated cash option of $9 million, a far cry from the $1.22 billion prize that was won by a California resident on Friday, Dec. 27. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are: 13-22-27-29-35 with a Mega Ball of 01 and a Megaplier of 2X I…

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Winning Numbers For Monday, Dec. 30 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $163M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, Dec. 30 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $163M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, Dec. 30 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $163M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Dec. 30 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $163 million with a $73.9 million cash option after a recent winner reset the prize pool. If no winner claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1 with a possible $178 million prize. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 09-19-33-38-39 with a Powerball of 01 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 ball…

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Christmas Miracle: Maryland Mom Scores $50K Scratch-Off Win During Family Snack Run Christmas Miracle: Maryland Mom Scores $50K Scratch-Off Win During Family Snack Run
Christmas Miracle: Maryland Mom Scores $50K Scratch-Off Win During Family Snack Run What started as a Christmas Day snack run in Wheaton and ended with $50,000 for a Montgomery County mom who had never played the Lottery before. Lilian Hernandez of Silver Spring, a mother of two, scratched her way to a life-altering windfall thanks to a $5 Deluxe Crossword 9th Edition ticket she bought on a whim.  The inspiration?  Her aunt, Norma Hernandez, a seasoned Lottery enthusiast who convinced her to give it a try. "We thought it would be a fun thing to do."  The family outing to the Safeway at on Georgia Avenue turned into an unforgettable moment.  “I’ve ne…

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