Maryland Lottery contest seeks artwork to be featured on upcoming scratch-off ticket

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Lottery is inviting local artists to submit original artwork for a chance to be featured on an upcoming scratch-off ticket, the agency announced Tuesday. The “Maryland Treasures Art Contest” seeks images that capture what residents value most about the state. Three selected pieces of art will appear on the $2 Maryland Treasures ticket, slated to go on […]

Baltimore County woman accelerates retirement plan after $5 million lottery win

BALTIMORE, MD—An Essex woman is moving up her retirement date after hitting a $5 million jackpot on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. The avid lottery player, who had planned to retire at the end of the summer, claimed her prize Tuesday at Maryland Lottery headquarters, accompanied by her daughter. “The first thing I started doing was jumping up and down,” […]

Baltimore man nabs $1 million Powerball prize on impromptu ticket purchase in Parkville

PARKVILLE, MD—A routine trip for fruit turned into a million-dollar windfall for a Baltimore man after a last-minute decision to buy a Powerball ticket at a Parkville-area grocery store. The man, who has not been publicly identified, initially walked past the Maryland Lottery kiosk at the Safeway on Waltham Woods Road on June 2 after completing his shopping. According to […]

Two $1 million lottery prizes collected in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Two separate $1 million lottery prizes were collected in Maryland this month. Baltimore County A Baltimore County grandfather claimed a $1 million Powerball prize after matching five white balls in the June 4 drawing, the Maryland Lottery announced. The laid-back winner, who had predicted his win to his daughter earlier that day, narrowly missed the Powerball number for the […]