BALTIMORE, MD—An Anne Arundel County resident had to cancel his appointment with a cardiologist due to a sudden increase in his heart rate. Those heart palpitations were due to learning that he had just won a $2 million top prize on a $2,000,000 Gold Rush scratch-off. The 62-year retired firefighter had just made a random stop at the Royal Farms […]
FALLSTON, MD—A stop for coffee with his father and niece turned into a once-in-a-lifetime Maryland Lottery experience for a 35-year-old Fallston resident. He told officials that discovering a $50,000 scratch-off prize at the Royal Farms at 1915 Belair Road in Fallston was the luckiest moment in his life. The Harford County man, who works as a cook, picked out three […]
JOPPA, MD—An Abingdon man has cashed in after buying a winning scratch-off in Joppa. Larry Rexroth enjoys playing Maryland Lottery games, particularly the scratch-offs that he buys several times a week. The Abingdon resident is also no stranger to Lottery second-chance promotions, having won Contestant of the Game honors for a prior Home Run Riches promotion. This time, Larry found […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Two winning lottery tickets were sold around the Nottingham area over the past week, Maryland Lottery officials announced on Monday. In all, the seven days ending January 22 produced 28 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more that were redeemed or sold across Maryland, and the Maryland Lottery paid more than $29.7 million in prizes during that span. Officials say […]
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 […]
JOPPA, MD—Police in Harford County are searching for the man who robbed a Joppa convenience store on Tuesday. At around 4:30 a.m. on December 20, deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Royal Farms store located in the 500-block of Joppa Farm Road in for a report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, authorities were informed that an […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maryland Lottery officials say several big winning tickets that were sold recently remain unclaimed. A winning $100,000 FAST PLAY Winfall Doubler ticket was sold on November 30 at Kwik Mart, located at 901-A Middle River Road in Middle River (unclaimed). A winning $25,000 Pick 5 ticket was sold on November 28 at Rosedale Liquors, located at 6403 Kenwood Avenue […]
JOPPA, MD—Lottery luck has struck twice for some winners, but how about three times? Douglas Eck of Harford County just won $25,000 playing Pick 5, which follows a $100,000 scratch-off win in 2008 and a $50,000 top-prize Bonus Match 5 win in 1995. “This is my bronze medal, but I am still happy,” he said, joking about comparing the size […]