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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…
Business
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa
Maryland Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $50,000 winner was sold at a Carroll County Wawa. Lottery officials announced that there was a five-figure prize-winning "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold at Wawa on Leidy Road in Westminster for Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers for the Jan. 10 drawing were: 15-29-30-31-37 with a "Bonus Ball" of 02. This marks the third top-prize winning sold so far in 2024 and comes on the heels of a winner on Tuesday on at ticket purchased in Riverdale. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put …
Lifestyle
Daddy's Girl Wins $100K Following In Father's Footsteps For Maryland Lottery Win
A Bowie woman followed her father’s footsteps and took home $100,000 during a recent lottery win in Maryland. The woman was with her father, who taught her to play the game, when she cashed in the winning Keno ticket on Friday, Jan. 5, officials said. The ticket was purchased at the Forbes BP gas station at 9701 Annapolis Road in Lanham. “I like to play the Lottery with my dad,” officials were told by the lucky winner, who added the super bonus option to her selections in the six-spot game, going with 02-04-06-07-16-17. The super bonus option added two extra zeroes to what would’ve otherw…
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'Gold Rush Couple' Claims Second Massive Maryland Lottery Prize On $30 Scratcher
Go big or go home, they say. That's a tactic one Baltimore man has taken playing Maryland Lottery scratchers that has now paid off in a massive way twice after he turned $30 into a $50,000 prize playing the "$2,000,000 Gold Rush" instant game. “I buy a scratch ticket every week or so,” the bakery employee told Lottery officials this week. “And, whichever I choose, it’ll always be a $30 game.” He cited those games’ larger prizes and better odds among his reasons for going big, which proved fortuitous a few years ago when he won $100,000 on a different $30 ticket. “It’s the only way I pl…
Lifestyle
Maryland Woman Eyes Beach House After $2M Lottery Scratch-Off Win
Sunny days are ahead for a Frederick woman who took home a $2 million prize playing a new Maryland Lottery instant ticket while waiting for lunch. A Frederick County woman who enjoys her scratchers has big plans for herself after claiming the top prize on a "200X The Cash" ticket that only went on sale last month, Lottery officials say. The first-ever top-prize winning ticket was sold at Sheetz on Rosemont Avenue in Frederick, where the winner says she frequents to get gas and a hot dog-soda combo. While waiting for her order to come out, the Frederick resident decided to buy Lottery…
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Holiday Tradition Lands Maryland Man, Best Friend $30K Lottery Prize
One Maryland man got a heck of a stocking stuffer from his best buddy for Christmas. Frederick County native Grant Johnson is filled with holiday joy after winning $30,000 on an aptly-themed "Peppermint Payout Multiplier" ticket, the longtime Maryland Lottery player said. Johnson explained that exchanging scratchers has become a holiday tradition with his best friend, who have "been buying each other (tickets) as Christmas gifts for years. "We always get a winner or two, but nothing like this." Each year, Johnson said that he and his friend pick out a handful of instant tickets as s…
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US Army Vet Gets $100K Late Christmas Present Playing Maryland Lottery Scratcher
A United States Army veteran got lucky with a lotto win of $100,000 during a late Christmas stop at his local gas station. The Severn resident, a retired US Army veteran, stopped at a local gas station to pick up the instant ticket he’d purchased weekly for years after running an errand for his wife. “We’d been pretty busy in the lead up to Christmas so I hadn’t bought a ticket in maybe a week,” he told Lottery officials. He purchased the winning ticket, 50 Years!, at Telegraph Exxon at 805 Reece Road in Severn. “Something about the ticket caught my eye, so I decided to splurge,” he said.…
Lifestyle
Lady Luck Gives Maryland Lottery Player $540K Christmas Gift
Mariah Carey may only want YOU for Christmas, but a Maryland Lottery player is going to have to be content to settle for a $540,000 prize. The lights were shining on Christmas for one lucky player after a "Multi-Match" jackpot hit for the latest drawing on the Monday, Dec. 25 on a ticket sold in Baltimore County. On Monday, the winning numbers were 11-16-21-26-37-41 on a ticket that was sold at The News Stand in Security Square. The winner - who has not been identified - will now have the option between an estimated annuity of $540,000, paid in 25 equal installments, or an estim…
Lifestyle
Careful Research Lands Maryland Lottery Player $50K 'Christmas Gift'
It's going to be happy holidays for the family of a Maryland Lottery player who carefully picked his spot and wound up winning a five-figure prize on a specifically selected scratcher. The Baltimore man must have made the "nice list" this year after he won a $50,000 second-tier prize playing a "Bonus Bingo X20" ticket that he celebrated at Lottery Headquarters. The 20-year cybersecurity expert who dubbed his big win "Christmas Gift," did his homework before heading out and picking up his winning ticket. The man said that he went on the Maryland Lottery website to research his instant ticke…
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Late Mother Helps Lead Son To $50K Lottery Windfall In Maryland
Andre Jones' late mother was smiling down on him when the Baltimore native used her favorite digits to claim a $50,000 Maryland Lottery prize. No stranger to numbers, the finance employee had been playing his mom's favorite numbers: 9152 on "Pick 4" games, but after trying his luck (and largely failing), he opted to add a 1 to the mix to play "Pick 5" which he's done only for the past few months. "I kept having that number in my head and decide it was time to play that number again," Jones said. Well, it paid off. Jones was checking his numbers on his phone days after the Monday, Dec. 11 …
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Charities To Benefit From Maryland Lottery Player's $620K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot Win
A Howard County man still can't believe his luck days after winning a six-figure jackpot playing a Maryland Lottery game. Last week, a $620,000 "Multi-Match" ticket was sold at Royal Farms in Elkridge, which was claimed by a Columbia man at Maryland Lottery Headquarters on Monday, officials say. On the night of Thursday, Dec. 7, the lucky longtime lotto player picked up $10 in tickets from the grocery store, choosing a mix of quick-pick and personal numbers to take a shot at the jackpot. The winning numbers of the drawing were 15-24-26-35-39-41. When he went to check his numbers on t…
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Winning $620K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Food Store
More than a half million dollars was won by a Maryland Lottery player who cashed in big during the latest "Multi-Match" drawing that was sold at an area grocery store. They just may not now it. A ticket jackpot-winning $620,000 ticket was sold in Howard County for the drawing on Thursday, Dec. 7, though no lucky winner has come forward to claim the six-figure prize as of Saturday afternoon, according to Lottery officials. The big winner was sold at Elkridge Farms on Lark Brown Drive in Elkridge - which will receive a $1,000 bonus from Maryland Lottery - and the winner now has 182 days to c…
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