Winning $28K lottery ticket sold in Carney, $25K ticket sold in Joppa remain unclaimed

UPDATE 2: The lucky Joppa winner has claimed her prize. UPDATE: The Carney winner has claimed their prize. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maryland Lottery officials say two big winning tickets that were sold recently remain unclaimed. A winning $28,449 FAST PLAY Goldfish progressive jackpot ticket was sold on November 18 at J. Convenience, located at 8765 Satyr Hill Road […]

Kingsville couple purchase winning $50,000 scratch-off in Perry Hall

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A birthday gathering at a local Perry Hall establishment led to an unexpected Lottery windfall for a Kingsville couple. The pair, who have chosen to remain anonymous, were with friends at DeSantis Pizza Grill and Bar in Perry Hall at a birthday event when the husband purchased Maryland Lottery scratch-offs. Their visit came after the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot […]

Maryland mobile sports wagering launch possible in time for Thanksgiving

UPDATE: Governor Larry Hogan has issued the following statement: “Today we are proud to report that sports fans can finally plan for the official launch of mobile sports betting in the State of Maryland. “To reach this point, we have had to overcome countless legal, political, and bureaucratic delays that threatened to push back the launch past the Super Bowl […]

Record-shattering Powerball jackpot won in California, $1 million ticket sold in Baltimore County

BALTIMORE, MD—Although Monday night’s Powerball drawing was delayed until Tuesday morning, it delivered a record-shattering jackpot on a winning ticket sold in California, along with nine prizes of at least $50,000 on tickets sold in Maryland, including a $1 million second-tier win in Catonsville. The estimated annuity value of the jackpot stood at $1.9 billion on Monday, but when all […]

Powerball jackpot rockets to record-breaking $1.6 billion

BALTIMORE, MD—The Powerball jackpot for the Saturday, November 5 drawing is now the largest in U.S. lottery history, with an estimated annuity value of $1.6 billion. The cash option is $782.4 million. At $1.6 billion, Saturday’s jackpot surpasses the $1.586 billion Powerball prize that was won in January 2016 and split between three winning tickets sold in California, Florida and […]

Powerball jackpot rolls to $1.5 billion, creates two Maryland millionaires

BALTIMORE, MD—The Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night rolled again to an estimated annuity value of $1.5 billion for Saturday’s drawing, and in the process it generated a wave of big winners in Maryland. Although there was no jackpot winner, there were $1 million winning second-tier tickets sold in Calvert County and Baltimore City, along with three $100,000 third-tier winning tickets […]

Parkville player picks up $50,000 in holiday scratch-off winnings

PARKVILLE, MD—A regular Maryland Lottery player from Parkville, who usually waits until late in the holiday season to buy holiday-themed scratch-offs, bought one early this year and ended up with a $50,000 prize. “I was looking at them and the holidays are approaching, so I said, ‘Let’s get a holiday ticket,’” recalled the 69-year-old winner. He picked up the $5 […]

Powerball jackpot rockets to $1.2 billion, two $50,000 winning tickets sold in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Lady Luck didn’t deliver a Powerball jackpot treat to any players on Halloween night, but she did deliver two $50,000 prizes in Maryland. The jackpot has rolled to an estimated annuity value of $1.2 billion for the Wednesday, November 2 drawing and has an estimated cash value of $596.7 million. This is still the second-largest Powerball jackpot in the […]