The sparks flew when a Harford County electrician took a Powerball ticket he purchased in April to a Maryland Lottery retailer to check it for a prize. A moment later, the 60-year-old realized he had won a $50,000 prize. The happy player said his lucky win stems from his habit of purchasing Powerball tickets when he stops to fuel his […]
He’s a once-a-week player, Bairon Arevalo Garcia of Baltimore told Maryland Lottery officials when he claimed his top-prize winning $50,000 Bonus Cash scratch-off prize at Lottery headquarters. The 26-year-old waiter, a native of Guatelama, couldn’t say why last Monday was the day he picked to play an instant ticket but he’s grateful fate took charge of his schedule. “I was […]
A Middle River man, facing a financial shortfall that blocked his plans for a charitable mission to Kenya, discovered a miraculous last-minute funding source – a Maryland Lottery scratch-off. The so-called “Missionary Man” won $50,000 playing a 50X the Cash instant ticket. After five months of planning, the prospect for his mission to rebuild flood-damaged villages in Kenya was beginning […]
After placing flowers on her mom’s gravesite on Mother’s Day, a Baltimore County woman had a strong feeling that good fortune was coming her way. Her premonition came true the following week when she won $30,000 playing Keno. The Parkville resident found her Lottery luck at Perry Hall BP in Baltimore. “I believe my late mother, who passed away when […]
A Harford County woman has been having a rough few months. Her luck took a turn in the opposite direction this week when she scratched off a $100,000 winning Big Money Bingo instant scratch-off ticket. The 62-year-old, who occasionally plays Maryland Lottery games, decided to kill some time while waiting for a prescription. She went into Harvest Fare in Fallston […]
Finding himself $10 short while at a convenience store to purchase a $30 scratch-off, a Parkville man “settled,” instead, for the $20 Cash Explosion instant ticket. It was a close call, the lucky $50,000 winner told Maryland Lottery officials. “For a moment I considered heading to the ATM because I was really in the mood for a $30 game,” he […]
A Baltimore city scratch-off player’s long-awaited vacation in the South Pacific is closer to reality, thanks to her lucky Maryland Lottery purchase…and she bought her winning ticket in Nottingham/Fullerton. A Big Money Spectacular scratch-off and the premonition that led the 60-year-old to make the purchase gave her a $20,000 top-prize win. Jamise Davis told Maryland Lottery officials about having a […]
A 68-year-old Baltimore commuter was seeing green after dropping by Rosedale Shell on Pulaski Highway. He purchased a Big Money Bingo scratch-off at the Maryland Lottery retailer and discovered it held one of the game’s $100,000 top prizes. “I ride to work with a relative who drives,” he said. “When we stop for gas in the morning, I buy a […]