Mega Millions to get major overhaul: bigger prizes, faster jackpots

BALTIMORE, MD—The Mega Millions lottery game is getting a major makeover starting April 5, with bigger prizes, faster-growing jackpots, and a new built-in multiplier feature. The price of a ticket will also increase from $2 to $5. The most significant change is the starting jackpot, which will double from $20 million to $50 million. All other prize amounts will also […]

Visit to Maryland Lottery booth at Home and Garden Show delivers $50,000 Powerball prize

BALTIMORE, MD—A northern Baltimore County man who was spending a leisurely afternoon at the Maryland Home and Garden Show in Timonium on March 8 now has enough cash for a few home improvement projects. He stopped by the Maryland Lottery’s booth at the show, decided to play Powerball, and won $50,004. The Home and Garden Show is one of dozens […]

Scratch-off players now Maryland Lottery millionaires in Owings Mills, Gambrills

BALTIMORE, MD—Scratch-off tickets sold in Owings Mills and Gambrills made two Maryland Lottery players millionaires, and another three tickets paid $50,000 each in Baltimore, Crofton, and Forest Hill in the seven days ending January 19th. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Maryland Lottery paid more than $31.8 million in prizes during the week of January 13-19, including 23 tickets […]

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 […]

Harford County resident wins Cash4Life, winning $150K Powerball ticket sold in Baltimore County

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland Lottery player in Harford County rang in the new year in style with a big win in one of the last drawings of 2024. Edgewood Liquors, Grocery & Deli in Edgewood sold a second-tier winning ticket for the December 31 Cash4Life drawing, and the lucky winner gets to start 2025 with a choice: They can receive $1,000 […]