Essex woman wins $50,000 after buying Pick 5 ticket in Middle River

ESSEX, MD—A Baltimore County woman’s last-minute decision to buy a Pick 5 lottery ticket at a 7-Eleven turned out to be a life-changing one. An Essex resident won $50,000 in the December 1 evening Pick 5 drawing. The winner, a stay-at-home wife from Essex, and her husband usually buy lottery tickets at their regular Royal Farms store. However, they stopped […]

Baltimore County landscaper hits $500K lottery jackpot

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has won $500,000 from a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. The landscaper, who chose to remain anonymous, bought two $20 $500,000 Crossword scratch-off tickets from a 7-Eleven located at 1001 Aviation Boulevard in Anne Arundel County. After scratching the tickets at home, he discovered he had won the top prize on one of them. Playing scratch-offs […]

Lucky U.S. Postal Service worker eyes retirement after $1 million lottery win

HARWOOD, MD—A mailman who has consistently played Maryland Lottery games is one step closer to retirement after taking home a $1 million top prize. The Washington, D.C. resident, who frequently travels to Maryland to play the lottery, recently won a $1 million top prize on a Millionaire’s Club scratch-off, the Maryland Lottery said in a news release. The scratch-off enthusiast […]

Two $1 million Powerball tickets sold at same Maryland 7-Eleven, jackpot rolls to $1.09 billion

UPDATE: One lucky couple has claimed BOTH winning $1 million tickets. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The April Fools’ Day Powerball drawing has resulted in two winning $1 million tickets being sold at the same 7-Eleven location in Annapolis. The two tickets, along with four other third-tier prizes valued at $50,000 each, were sold at retailers in Elkton, Frederick, Hyattsville, and […]

7-Eleven in Nottingham robbed at gunpoint, robbery reported in Essex

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two robberies and an attempted robbery that were reported over the past week. At around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 27, an armed suspect attempted to rob a location in the 200-block of Back River Neck Road in Essex (21221) before fleeing. At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, four suspects robbed someone in the […]

Winning $50,000 Powerball tickets sold in Baltimore, Harford County; jackpot hit in California

BALTIMORE, MD—The $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was finally caught by a player in California while four Maryland players scored $50,000 third-tier prizes. Lucky tickets were sold in the counties of Baltimore, Harford, Howard, and Washington. The winning Maryland Powerball tickets were sold at these locations: Abingdon: 7-Eleven at 3901 Pulaski Highway in Harford County, Clarksburg: Harris Teeter at 22700 Sweet […]