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Maryland Man Collects $1M Prize Playing Monopoly Lottery Game Maryland Man Collects $1M Prize Playing Monopoly Lottery Game
Maryland Man Collects $1M Prize Playing Monopoly Lottery Game A Maryland truck driver who "passed go" and collected a bit more than $200 playing a Monopoly Lottery game is still in shock days later. An Allegany County man says he is still in disbelief after becoming the state's newest millionaire while claiming a $1 million prize after hitting the jackpot playing a "FAST PLAY MONOPOLY Properties" ticket that was purchased on Sunday during a run to get gas. The Cumberland man, who is a regular Lottery player, said that the seven-figure prize "is beyond our wildest dreams," after a low tank of gas fatefully led him to the golden ticket. According to th…

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by Zak Failla
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Texas Woman Returns Home To Maryland, Wins $50K Playing Lottery Scratcher Texas Woman Returns Home To Maryland, Wins $50K Playing Lottery Scratcher
Texas Woman Returns Home To Maryland, Wins $50K Playing Lottery Scratcher A woman who moved back to her Baltimore hometown from Texas was rewarded with a $50,000 lottery scratch-off win. The woman, a healthcare worker anonymously dubbed ’Texas Woman,’ purchased a 50X The Cash scratch-off at Govans Marathon at 5101 York Road in Baltimore. She'd recently moved back from Texas, where her best lottery win was just $500. The woman stopped by the store to cash in a winning crossword scratcher and ended up purchasing the second-tier prizewinning ticket for $10 alongside a Loteria for $3, she tells officials. After taking the tickets home and scratching $50,00…

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by Valerie Musson
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Winning $50,000 Powerball Double Play Ticket Sold At Maryland Grocery Store Winning $50,000 Powerball Double Play Ticket Sold At Maryland Grocery Store
Winning $50,000 Powerball Double Play Ticket Sold At Maryland Grocery Store Who’s the lucky winner? A Powerball Double Play ticket worth a whopping $50,000 was sold at a Maryland grocery store. A third-tier ticket for the Monday, March 4 drawing was sold at Giant on Bay Ridge Road in Annapolis, officials said. The winning Double Play numbers were: 3, 19, 29, 53 and 59. The Power Ball was 4. To win the third-tier Double Play prize, players must match four white balls and the red Power Ball. The jackpot for the Wednesday, March 6 drawing rolled to an estimated annuity of $485 million and an estimated cash option of $232.4 million. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Jackpot-Winning 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Ticket Worth $41K Sold At Maryland 'Drive-In Liquor Store' Jackpot-Winning 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Ticket Worth $41K Sold At Maryland 'Drive-In Liquor Store'
Jackpot-Winning 'FAST Play' Lottery Ticket Worth $41K Sold At Maryland 'Drive-In Liquor Store' A big fish was caught in Southern Maryland after a winning "FAST PLAY Gold Fish" ticket worth more than $40,000 was sold at a Charles County liquor store. A progressive jackpot-winning ticket for the Wednesday, Feb. 28 drawing was sold at Hardesty's Drive-In Liquors on Crain Highway in Newburg remains unclaimed days after a lucky Lottery player won $41,780.  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 Charles County liquo…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Winning Million-Dollar Lottery Tickets Sold In Same Maryland City In One Week Two Winning Million-Dollar Lottery Tickets Sold In Same Maryland City In One Week
Two Winning Million-Dollar Lottery Tickets Sold In Same Maryland City In One Week Two tickets worth $1 million each were sold in the same Maryland city less than a week apart, officials confirmed. The first was sold when a Prince George’s County man pulled over to make a phone call in the parking lot of 24/7 Convenience in Laurel, deciding on a whim to purchase a 100X The Cash ticket for $20. The second winner bought his $20 ticket for $1 Million Royale at Giant on Fairlawn Street in Laurel and scratched it right at the store. He scratched a “diamond” underneath his number, meaning he was guaranteed the $1 million prize without having to match i…

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by Valerie Musson
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'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…

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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/…

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Maryland Man Wakes Up From Midday Nap $50K Richer After Big Lottery Win Maryland Man Wakes Up From Midday Nap $50K Richer After Big Lottery Win
Maryland Man Wakes Up From Midday Nap $50K Richer After Big Lottery Win A Maryland man awoke from an afternoon nap to find that he’d won $50,000 in the Pick 5 midday drawing on Thursday, Feb. 15. George Butcher of Baltimore won the top $50,000 prize after placing a $1 straight bet on the Feb. 14 evening drawing and Feb. 15 midday drawing with the numbers 95636. He placed his lucky wager at Royal Farms on West Padonia Road in Timonium. “NO WAY! What? No way!” George tells lottery officials he yelled from his bed after waking from his nap and realizing he’d won the Feb. 15 midday drawing. He plans to spend his winnings by investing in home repairs, enjoy a fami…

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by Valerie Musson
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Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $1,000 A Week For Life Sold At Area Grocery Store Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $1,000 A Week For Life Sold At Area Grocery Store
Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $1,000 A Week For Life Sold At Area Grocery Store A Maryland lottery player purchased a ticket winning $1,000 a week for life at a Maryland grocery store for the Thursday, Feb. 8 drawing, officials confirmed. The winning ticket — Maryland’s first 2024 ticket to score a second-tier $1,000-a-week-for-life Cash4Life prize — was purchased at Giant on International Drive in Silver Spring. The winning numbers were 5, 10, 25, 38 and 57; the Cash Ball was 4. The winner matched the first five numbers, but did not match the Cash Ball. The winner can choose between an annuity of $52,000 a year, or a $1 million cash opti…

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Rough Morning For Maryland Woman Brightened By $146K Maryland Lottery Jackpot Rough Morning For Maryland Woman Brightened By $146K Maryland Lottery Jackpot
Rough Morning For Maryland Woman Brightened By $146K Maryland Lottery Jackpot A Maryland woman who was up late taking care of her sick husband would describe the start of Sunday, Jan. 14 as a “rough morning.” But everything changed when she walked into Wise Carroll Mart on Wise Avenue in Dundalk and purchased a FAST PLAY $10 Wild Bonus X10 ticket, ultimately winning her more than $146,000. The game has a progressive jackpot that starts at $100,000 and grows with the sale of each ticket until a progressive jackpot winning ticket is sold. The woman looked over her ticket, double-checked it with the Maryland Lottery app, and was startled when the words “See Lotter…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Scratch-Off Girl' Wins $50K Playing Powerball On Ticket Sold At Maryland Safeway 'Scratch-Off Girl' Wins $50K Playing Powerball On Ticket Sold At Maryland Safeway
'Scratch-Off Girl' Wins $50K Playing Powerball On Ticket Sold At Maryland Safeway The winner of a $50,000 Powerball ticket purchased at a Rockville Safeway is a self-described “scratch-off girl,” typically going for $1 and $5 tickets. But with the Powerball topping $600 million around the holidays, the recent health sciences grad took her chances on Christmas Day — and it paid off to the tune of $50,000. Her short-term plans? Not so fun. “I’m going to put it in savings,” she told lottery officials. Her long-term plans? Much more fun. The winner said she’ll eventually use her winnings to apply to medical schools and concentrate in pediatric medicine. The Montgome…

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by Valerie Musson
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Husband Remembers Wife's Birthday, Picks Up $50K Maryland Lottery Prize Husband Remembers Wife's Birthday, Picks Up $50K Maryland Lottery Prize
Husband Remembers Wife's Birthday, Picks Up $50K Maryland Lottery Prize A Maryland husband won big when he chose the numbers in his wife’s birthday for a Pick 5 lottery ticket. The Prince George’s County couple won $50,000 when the husband stopped to grab a ticket at Valero on Old Alexandria Ferry Road in Clinton after an appointment on Wednesday, Oct. 25. “Before I left, my wife told me that she was going shopping and would pick up our tickets,” he told lottery officials. When he couldn’t reach his wife afterward, he stopped and purchased the tickets, just to be safe, using a number combination he wouldn’t dare forget. “It was her birthday that won for us,” …

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