Last minute Mega Millions purchase makes Jarrettsville man Maryland’s newest millionaire

JARRETTSVILLE, MD—At around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, a Jarrettsville man realized that there was a $785 million Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs and he hadn’t yet bought a ticket.  The 55-year-old dashed to a nearby Maryland Lottery retailer and is now a millionaire. He bought a $10 ticket with five quick-pick lines at the High’s store located at […]

Winning $1.35 billion Mega Millions ticket sold in Maine, 7 third-tier winning tickets sold in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—An historic Mega Millions jackpot roll came to an end on Friday night as the January 13 drawing produced a $1.35 billion jackpot winner in the state of Maine. It is the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and fourth-largest overall in U.S. lottery history. In Maryland, Friday’s Mega Millions drawing produced seven third-tier winning tickets. Six of those […]

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $1.35 billion, five third-tier winning tickets sold in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Although there was no Mega Millions jackpot winner on Tuesday night, the drawing produced five third-tier $10,000-winning tickets sold in Maryland. The jackpot for the next Mega Millions drawing on Friday, January 13 rolled to an estimated annuity value of $1.35 billion. If the jackpot is hit at that amount on Friday, it would be the second-largest in Mega […]

Winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland, jackpot soars to $1.1 billion

UPDATE: Maryland now has thee new millionaires. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—There was no winner in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, but there is likely a new millionaire somewhere in Maryland. Maryland Lottery officials say a winning $1 million ticket was sold at Marlboro Liquors located at 5725 Crain Highway in Glen Burnie. After no ticket matched all six […]

Harford County shop sells winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket, jackpot rolls to $940 million

BALTIMORE, MD—A lucky Maryland Mega Millions player has a million reasons to smile.  Maryland Lottery officials say a High’s store in White Hall sold a winning $1 million ticket for the Tuesday, January 3 Mega Millions drawing. Players in Maryland, Texas, and Virginia matched five of the winning numbers in the drawing to capture $1 million second-tier prizes. No one […]

Winning $1 million scratch-off sold in Severn

BALTIMORE, MD—A $1 million scratch-off winner in Severn and a Multi-Match jackpot-winning ticket worth $690,000 sold in Landover were the biggest Maryland Lottery prizes of the week. Meanwhile, another five players landed prizes of $100,000 on tickets sold in Baltimore (two), Glen Burnie, Landover and Waldorf. In all, 43 players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or […]

Hospital employee is Maryland’s newest lottery millionaire

BALTIMORE, MD—A Prince George’s County man is celebrating after claiming a winning $1 million Mega Millions prize. The Adelphi resident describes himself as an occasional Maryland Lottery player. “I don’t have a favorite game, really. Not even one I’ve played more than once or twice,” the hospital maintenance worker said. “And, I wouldn’t have bought a ticket that day but […]