Forget about a measly $667 million. The Mega Millions jackpot has been climbing since late July, and on Wednesday, it reached a new all-time high. The estimated annuity value of the jackpot in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing has been raised to $900 million after no one won the prize during Tuesday night’s drawing. The jackpot is the game’s history. The previous record jackpot […]
A group of friends that gathers often over coffee and Maryland Lottery tickets is still celebrating the $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize they won last month. Many members of the “Powerball 26” group have played Powerball and Mega Millions together for 10 years. The Harford County group “CEO,” Earl Marsh Jr., said he usually purchases their Powerball quick-pick tickets from a […]
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 […]
A stop for gas and a cup of coffee gave Maureen Fleming, an account executive and mother of three, her second big Powerball prize in seven years. She managed to win $50,000. The Harford County resident tried her luck at the Royal Farms store located at 1915 Belair Road in Fallston. She decided to buy a $4, quick-pick ticket for […]
An Essex man with a system for Powerball play could proudly state there wasn’t any madness to his method – that is, until the madness of winning happened. Last week, while checking a trove of tickets, he discovered that his method had led to a $50,000 win in the February 17 drawing. The 37-year-old, calling himself “April Jack,” works as […]
Lynn Love went to the grocery store on a mission to buy dishwasher detergent and left as a lucky Maryland Lottery winner. In addition to detergent, the Parkville resident bought a Powerball ticket that won her $50,000. The 50-year-old purchased the lucky $2 ticket on June 7 at the Weis Markets located in the Carney Village Shopping Center. “I went […]
UPDATE: The winner has come forward – details here. Original story below… —— Happy days are here for two Maryland Powerball players. Although no one hit the jackpot in the Wednesday, June 7, drawing, Maryland had one $150,000 winner, one $50,000 winner and a total of 44,523 winners of at least $4 statewide. The winnings numbers were 5, 21, 57, […]
There were a couple of big, local Maryland Lottery winners this month. A White Marsh couple hoping to help a family member finance her wedding faced a difficult dilemma. The retirees also need to remove several dangerous trees surrounding their home. How could they afford to do both? The answer came when the wife scratched off a Maryland Lottery 50x […]