NOTTINGHAM, MD—A newly-minted millionaire in Essex claimed the top Maryland Lottery ticket of the past week. In all, 23 players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or more, and the Lottery paid nearly $27.9 million in prizes in the seven days ending October 17th. The winning $1 million Money Explosion ticket was sold at Weis Markets, located […]
KINGSVILLE, MD—About 10 years ago, Rajcoomar Harkie of Kingsville wrote down a series of lucky lottery numbers from each state as they were displayed during a TV show. Years went by and then, three weeks ago, he started playing those numbers on Powerball tickets. The delighted player watched combinations of those lucky numbers win small prizes again and again. “I […]
PARKVILLE, MD—For a Maryland Lottery player from Baltimore, a big part of the fun is winning even relatively small prizes. The grandmother of five was especially happy when she picked up a $50,015 payday in the September 28 Bonus Match 5 drawing. “If I can win fairly often, that’s what makes it worth doing,” said the anonymous 75-year-old. Over her […]
PARKVILLE, MD—A 28-year-old university student from Nepal found himself in the right spot at the right time to win a $20,000 Maryland Lottery scratch-off prize. Everything fell into place for his big win in the Terrific 10s game, thanks to an upcoming holiday that required a trip to Finksburg. “I was out there to pick up some food items that […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland Powerball player made history in the Monday, September 27 drawing, becoming the first person in the U.S. to win a $10 million Double Play top prize. Montgomery County’s Rockville Exxon at White Flint, located at 11433 Rockville Pike in Rockville, sold the winning Powerball Double Play ticket, which matched all of the numbers in the September 27 […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—It was an extremely lucky week in and around the Nottingham area as several local shops sold winning Maryland Lottery tickets. As of October 4, the Lottery was still awaiting the arrival of the big Powerball Double Play winner, who landed the $10 million prize in the September 27 drawing. The lucky Powerball player is the first in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing is $620 million, making it the sixth-largest jackpot in the game’s history. The cash option is $446 million. Maryland Lottery officials encourage all winners to sign the back of their tickets immediately and put them in a safe location. They have 182 days from the date of the drawing to claim their […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Harford County man walked into a Royal Farms store in Nottingham last week for a cold drink and unknowingly walked out with a $50,000 winning scratch-off game. The lucky winner just wanted to quench his thirst, but while at the store he picked up two scratch-off games including a Cash Bonus ticket. He didn’t play the games until […]