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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has a new pair of lottery millionaires. The married Anne Arundel County couple say they went a little nuts when they realized that had won $1 million via the Millionaire’s Club scratch-off game. “There’s an important day in our lives that we celebrate by buying each other a handful of scratch tickets,” the husband told Maryland Lottery officials. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—There were a couple of big lottery wins in northeastern Baltimore County and southern Harford County over the past few weeks. A husband and wife from Parkville found their biggest win ever last weekend. Their $50,000 Millionaire’s Club instant ticket win came about as they attempted to use a gift they received for Christmas. “It was a car wash […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A brother’s Christmas gift brought a change in fortunes for a man from Middle River. The gift was a $5 Cash to Go instant ticket that turned out to be worth a $50,000 top prize. “It’s a real godsend,” the winner said. He’s had medical difficulties in recent years, resulting in a loss of income and mounting healthcare […]
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 […]
ESSEX, MD—A cosmetologist is set to retire after winning a $50,000 top prize on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. The Essex man, who had worked as a cosmetologist for 20 years, bought the winning Gold Bar Bingo ticket on January 2 at Crazy Mart, located at 1705 Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore. He chose the $5 Gold Bar Bingo 5th Edition […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Check your Powerball tickets for Wednesday night’s drawing if you made a purchase in Baltimore County. A winning $50,000 ticket was sold in the Parkville area. The lucky player bought the third-tier winning ticket at J Convenience, located at 8765 Satyr Hill Road. The winning numbers in the January 8 drawing were 1, 20, 36, 38 and 43; the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $164,105,250 in revenue from slot machines and table games during December 2024, a decrease of $1,523,913 (-0.9%) compared to December 2023. Casino gaming contributions to the state during December 2024 totaled $69,837,949, a decrease of $357,058 (-0.5%) compared to December 2023. The December 2024 contributions included $50,413,308 to the Education Trust Fund, a […]