Retired Towson medical worker wins $50,000 Powerball prize after playing numbers from fortune cookie

TOWSON, MD—A retired medical worker from Towson is $50,000 richer after buying a Powerball ticket in Parkville and using numbers from a fortune cookie. The Baltimore County grandmother said she frequents a restaurant that provides fortune cookies with meals. She decided to use the numbers from a recent fortune cookie for the January 8 Powerball drawing. “I said, ‘Let me […]

Eleven Marylanders win lottery prizes of $50,000 or more over past 7 days

BALTIMORE, MD—A total of 11 Maryland Lottery players in the state won prizes of $50,000 or more in the past week, including a $100,000 winner in Reisterstown, a $57,777 winner in Cockeysville, and $50,000 prizes in Aberdeen, Arnold, Baltimore (3), Bowie, Parkville, Pikesville, and Middle River. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $25.7 million in […]

Carney convenience store sells winning $100,000 Maryland Lottery scratch-off

CARNEY, MD—Finding Maryland Lottery Ravens scratch-offs tucked in their holiday stockings is a holiday tradition for one Harford County family, and this year they had more than just the fun of playing the games to celebrate. On the day after Christmas, the parents of two young boys found a $100,000 top-prize winner among the scratch-offs in the adults’ stockings. The […]

Carney winners claim $50K, $28K Maryland Lottery prizes

CARNEY, MD—Two big winners claimed their Maryland Lottery prizes this week. $50,000 scratch-off winner A lucky Parkville woman came into Maryland Lottery headquarters crying tears of joy as she claimed the $50,000 top prize on the FAMILY FEUD® scratch-off. The 55-year-old said she is a loyal scratch-off player, purchasing $20 worth of scratch-offs each week. She added that she has […]

Winning $28K lottery ticket sold in Carney, $25K ticket sold in Joppa remain unclaimed

UPDATE 2: The lucky Joppa winner has claimed her prize. UPDATE: The Carney winner has claimed their prize. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maryland Lottery officials say two big winning tickets that were sold recently remain unclaimed. A winning $28,449 FAST PLAY Goldfish progressive jackpot ticket was sold on November 18 at J. Convenience, located at 8765 Satyr Hill Road […]

Lucky Towson man buys three winning Pick 5 tickets, collects total of $150,000

TOWSON, MD—A Towson man who plays Maryland Lottery games every day didn’t let surgery interrupt his fun. Fortunately for his bank account, confusion over who would purchase his daily ticket led to a triple Pick 5 win totaling $150,000. The Baltimore County resident, who nicknamed himself “Local 24 IBEW” for publicity purposes, said he forgot that he had purchased tickets […]

Baltimore man claims $50,000 prize after purchasing Powerball ticket in Carney

BALTIMORE, MD—A 53-year-old player from Baltimore turned $2 into $50,000 after playing Powerball on a whim back in May. The lucky fellow doesn’t normally play Maryland Lottery games, but the thought came to him to purchase a ticket. On May 2, he walked into J Convenience at 8765 Satyr Hill Road in Carney and purchased one quick-pick Powerball ticket. Days […]