BALTIMORE, MD—A Timonium ex-pat who retired to lower Delaware has had nothing but bad luck in his fishing expeditions for rockfish. But when it comes to playing the Maryland Lottery, he recently boated the big one: a $100,000 prize on the $10 In the Money scratch-off. Taking the nickname “Unlucky Fisherman” for purposes of telling his tale of good Lottery […]
UPDATE: The Mega Millions jackpot is also soaring to near-record heights. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Powerball jackpot has resumed its climb up the record charts after eluding players again. The jackpot now stands at an estimated $725 million for the next drawing on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The cash option for the jackpot is an estimated $366.2 million. The […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—An an fun, family event returns to Middle River this weekend. On Saturday, July 15, 2023, the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum at Martin State Airport will host a Family Fun Day. Attendees will learn about parts of a plane, participate in the Forces of Flight Game, Controls of an Airplane Workshop, and more activities that take […]
ESSEX, MD—Shopping at a grocery store turned into a hot adventure for an Essex man as he won $50,000 on Hot 7s Tripler scratch-off. He explained that after he purchased the ticket at the Essex Shoppers located at 1200 Eastern Avenue, he quickly got into his car, turned up the air-conditioning and scratched off his ticket. “I saw I had […]
JOPPA, MD—An East Baltimore woman has benefited from Lottery luck for a second time in a big way, winning $50,000 on an Ultimate Cash scratch-off. This is five years after she won her first $50,000 prize playing Bonus Match 5 in December 2018. “People say I have got a horse shoe,” the 52-year-old said, laughing. She is calling herself the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s 10 retail and 10 mobile sportsbooks combined to generate $2,835,051 in contributions to the state during June 2023. Each sportsbook contributes 15% of its taxable win to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. Statewide handle in June totaled $254,476,790, with mobile handle accounting for 95.8% of the total at $243,817,173. Mobile wagering delivered […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A trip to a Weis Markets store in Perry Hall to buy deli ham for one of his son’s lunches led to a $100,000 Maryland Lottery win that will put a big dent in the son’s anticipated college tuition. “A $10 ticket pays for college,” said Matthew, the father of sons ages 15 and 9. Then, he paused […]
CARNEY, MD—Weber’s Farm will be holding a “Food and Fire Trucks at the Farm” event to benefit Providence Volunteer Fire Company on Saturday. The event will take place 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on July 15, 2023. There will be locally owned food trucks, including Love Crust Pizza, Conrad’s Crabs, Halal Gyro, Two Guys Grill, and Althea’s Almost Famous. There […]