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Baltimore Lottery Player Hits $50K Jackpot Twice With Same Lucky Numbers Baltimore Lottery Player Hits $50K Jackpot Twice With Same Lucky Numbers
Baltimore Lottery Player Hits $50K Jackpot Twice With Same Lucky Numbers A Baltimore man’s lucky numbers have paid off—again. Paul Cypress, a 35-year Lottery veteran, has defied the odds for the second time in two years, winning $50,000 from the Maryland Lottery’s Pick 5 game with the exact same numbers. The odds of winning once are slim. Winning twice? Practically unheard of. But for Cypress, who discovered his latest win during a holiday party, it’s Christmas miracle. He says his wife reminded him to check the tickets, at which point he realized he defied the odds and, in fact, won again. He decided to keep the news private until they returned home, at which …

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Woman Wins $100K Lottery Prize—Her Second Big Win In Two Months Baltimore Woman Wins $100K Lottery Prize—Her Second Big Win In Two Months
Baltimore Woman Wins $100K Lottery Prize—Her Second Big Win In Two Months Lightning has struck twice for a Baltimore City woman who just scored her second big Maryland Lottery scratch-off win in as many months, officials announced. The lucky player claimed a $100,000 top prize on the $100,000 Crossword scratch-off after purchasing five $10 tickets at Harford Citgo on Harford Road.  This win comes hot on the heels of a $50,000 prize she won last month on a Ca$h Plu$ scratch-off, bringing her total to an incredible $150,000 in just two months. Her secret to success? Strategy.  She uses the Maryland Lottery app to identify games with top prizes still ava…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland ‘Romeo’ Finds His Happily Ever After With $50,000 Lottery Win Maryland ‘Romeo’ Finds His Happily Ever After With $50,000 Lottery Win
Maryland ‘Romeo’ Finds His Happily Ever After With $50,000 Lottery Win They say fortune favors the bold, but for one Prince George’s County man nicknamed "Romeo," it seems fortune also has a flair for the romantic.  After 30 years of playing the Maryland Lottery, Romeo’s love story with luck finally hit the jackpot when he won $50,000 on a Bonus Match 5 ticket. The fateful ticket was purchased on Oct. 26 at Al’s Beer & Wine in Oxon Hill during one of Romeo’s many adventures as a self-proclaimed traveling ticket collector.  While his Pick 3 and Pick 5 tickets may have fizzled, the Bonus Match 5 turned out to be the Cinderella slipper he’d been se…

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by Zak Failla
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Truck Driver Becomes Maryland’s Newest Mega Millions Millionaire Truck Driver Becomes Maryland’s Newest Mega Millions Millionaire
Truck Driver Becomes Maryland’s Newest Mega Millions Millionaire A truck driver from Anne Arundel County nearly threw away a winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket in an unusual twist of fate.  The loyal player, who buys lottery tickets weekly, had set aside time to check his numbers but got briefly distracted, he said.  While he thought he had reviewed all his tickets, he missed one. It was only thanks to a family member, who volunteered to scan the tickets on her Maryland Lottery app, that the winning ticket was discovered. As the car pulled away, she saw the ticket’s result and ran after him, signaling the life-changing news with a huge sm…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $1M 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Check Cash Depot Winning $1M 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Check Cash Depot
Winning $1M 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Check Cash Depot A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Maryland business for Tuesday's drawing. There were two big winners in Maryland on Oct. 15 - a million-dollar ticket sold in Brooklyn Park, as well as a $10,000 prize in Silver Spring - that remain unclaimed the day after the fortuitous drawing, officials said. The winning numbers were: 22-34-44-54-62 with a Mega Ball of 03 and a Megaplier of 3X. According to Lottery officials, the $1 million ticket was sold at the Check Cash Depot on 16th Avenue, which matched the first five balls, but not the Mega Ball, which was still go…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket Maryland Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket
Maryland Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket Sometimes, all it takes is a little luck. A grandmother in Montgomery County recently had a tough - but enviable - decision to make after winning a second-tier prize playing a Cash4Life Maryland Lottery ticket: a million bucks or $1,000 a week-for-life. The lucky Olney woman took the former after the drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 9, claiming the one-time payment of $1 million over the option of a $1,000-a-week-for-life annuity paid in annual installments of $52,000 a year. Winning numbers for the Oct. 9 drawing: 07-12-21-44-47 with a Cash Ball of 03.  She said that she learned of h…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $100K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Grocery Store Winning $100K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Grocery Store
Winning $100K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Grocery Store A Montgomery County man is one step closer to his dream of buying a house after winning a six-figure prize on a scratch-off Lottery ticket sold at an area Safeway. The $100,000 win left the lucky lotto player stunned outside of Safeway on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring after he scratched off a $10 50X The Cash ticket. 'It was very surprising," the occasional Lottery player - whose previously had only won approximately $500 - mused. "When I go shopping, sometimes I buy a ticket."  "I was stunned."  According to the winner, he has been working toward purchasing a home,…

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by Zak Failla
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'First-Timer' Hits $190K Lottery Jackpot In Maryland 'First-Timer' Hits $190K Lottery Jackpot In Maryland
'First-Timer' Hits $190K Lottery Jackpot In Maryland A bit of beginner's luck and a spontaneous decision led to a life-altering Lottery win for a Maryland woman. A first-time player from La Plata struck gold on a FAST PLAY ticket, winning a $190,383 progressive jackpot prize that reportedly left the first-time player speechless when she realized her massive win. The woman said that she purchased a $10 FAST PLAY Grand Progressive ticket on a whim after seeing how large the jackpot had risen during a trip to Walmart on Drury Drive in La Plata. "It was surreal," the anonymous player, going only by the moniker "First Timer," stated. "I’ve always…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Zak Failla
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Prize Fit For A King: Crown-Wearing Maryland Man Claims $50K Lottery Prize Prize Fit For A King: Crown-Wearing Maryland Man Claims $50K Lottery Prize
Prize Fit For A King: Crown-Wearing Maryland Man Claims $50K Lottery Prize A professional driver from St. Mary's County came dressed for the occasion when he collected his $50,000 Maryland Lottery prize this week. Sporting a stylish crown, "Anthony" was in Lottery Headquarters this week after claiming a second-tier prize playing the "50X The Cash" scratcher that he bought at a Waldorf liquor store. The winner says he's not a Lottery regular, but he and a friend came up with a system that paid off in a big way. "Neither of us plays too often he said," but when they do, the prosperous pair tends to pick up the same tickets, believing that it could lead to a big win…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Couple Rolls The Dice, Turns Loose Change Into $50K Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Maryland Couple Rolls The Dice, Turns Loose Change Into $50K Lottery Scratch-Off Prize
Maryland Couple Rolls The Dice, Turns Loose Change Into $50K Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Happy holidays are ahead for a Maryland couple who turned a routine trip to the grocery store into a five-figure windfall playing scratch-off Lottery games. Westminster native Sandra Russell said that she and her husband Albert were shopping and when they got their change, she was feeling lucky and decided to purchase a pair of scratchers at the store.  That purchase net her two $5 prizes, and while on their way home from the store, they were debating whether or not to purchase more tickets before returning to their farm.  They decided to roll the dice.  "I said, 'let's buy…

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by Zak Failla
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Newly Minted Millionaire Heading To Vegas After Claiming $1.1M Maryland Lottery Jackpot Newly Minted Millionaire Heading To Vegas After Claiming $1.1M Maryland Lottery Jackpot
Newly Minted Millionaire Heading To Vegas After Claiming $1.1M Maryland Lottery Jackpot Maryland's newest millionaire is going to let it ride after claiming a $1.1 million Lottery jackpot. This week, a 65-year-old retired computer programmer from Harford County was at Maryland Lottery Headquarters to collect his seven-figure prize after winning big on a "Multi-Match" ticket he purchased over the summer, authorities say. In June, the lucky Lottery player - who previously boasted a $10,000 win on his favorite game - purchased a ticket at the Wawa store on East Churchville Road in Fountain Green, where he is a regular.  On the day of his momentous drawing, the Bel Air man c…

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by Zak Failla
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Jackpot Winning $1.14 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Jackpot Winning $1.14 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania
Jackpot Winning $1.14 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Central Penn is $1,140,000 million richer (before taxes), according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. A jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket for the drawing on Saturday, May 20, 2023 sold in York County, according to lottery officials. It sold at Rutter’s, 69 West Main Street, Fawn Grove, which will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The ticket matched all six balls drawn, 8-10-12-18-21-47. More than 44,600 other Match 6 Lotto tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players are reminded to check every ticket, every time. A…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Good 'Trouble:' Maryland Lottery Player Kicks Off 2023 With $1.5M Jackpot Win Good 'Trouble:' Maryland Lottery Player Kicks Off 2023 With $1.5M Jackpot Win
Good 'Trouble:' Maryland Lottery Player Kicks Off 2023 With $1.5M Jackpot Win There was no “trouble” to the start of the new year for a lucky Maryland Lottery player who claimed the second-largest winning prize in the three-year history of the “FAST PLAY! Hit The Jackpot!” game. A Charles County construction worker who nicknamed himself “Trouble,” is having anything but that after winning a $1,540,418 progressive jackpot to become the second-largest winner since the game’s debut in February 2020, Lottery officials announced this week. “Trouble,” says that he is a regular “Hit the Jackpot!” player and purchased the ticket while inside US Fuel in Waldorf on Monday, J…

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by Zak Failla
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Investment Property In The Works for Couple After $100,000 Lottery Win Investment Property In The Works for Couple After $100,000 Lottery Win
Investment Property In The Works for Couple After $100,000 Lottery Win A pair of players are one step closer to buying an investment property after winning $100,000 in the Maryland Lottery in two lucky drawings, Maryland Lottery Officials state. The Western Baltimore County duo got their wins on two Pick 5 $1 straight bet quick-pick tickets they purchased two days apart, according to the Maryland Lottery. The Nigeria natives but now U.S. citizens are planning to purchase an investment property in Nigeria to keep close to their roots.  "God bless America!", one of the lucky winners said. The first winning ticket was purchased on Sunday, Oct. 16 and the s…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Dream Big: Sister Prophecizes Winning $25,000 Maryland Lottery Numbers Dream Big: Sister Prophecizes Winning $25,000 Maryland Lottery Numbers
Dream Big: Sister Prophecizes Winning $25,000 Maryland Lottery Numbers A 50-cent bet based on a dream paid off big for one lucky Maryland lady. The 68-year-old Cockeysville resident used numbers from a dream her sister had to win the $25,000 Pick 5 prize that she purchased on Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to Maryland Lottery officials. The lucky lotto player's sister reportedly told her she had a dream that she was on a bus that had the number "23815" on it. She went on to play those numbers on a 50-cent straight bet in the July 29 midday drawing, scanning her ticket to reveal her five-figure winnings. Choosing not to disclose a name to Lottery officials, the wo…

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by Annie DeVoe
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$3 Ticket Turns Into $30,000 Grand Prize For Lucky Maryland Lottery Player $3 Ticket Turns Into $30,000 Grand Prize For Lucky Maryland Lottery Player
$3 Ticket Turns Into $30,000 Grand Prize For Lucky Maryland Lottery Player One lucky woman from Edgewater brought home more than just the bacon during her last shopping trip, the Maryland Lottery reports. Dawn Sandvik thought she had gotten everything on her shopping list last Friday, March 18, until she went to look for her go-to lottery ticket. The 53-year-old usually plays the $5 Deluxe Crossword game but didn’t see it. So instead, Sandvik decided to buy two tickets for the $3 Bonus Crossword game. Little did she know she’d be heading home with a lot more than just her groceries. Sandvik started scratching off the tickets and scored $5 from the first. When …

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by David Cifarelli