BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Lottery and Gaming shattered records on all fronts in Fiscal Year 2022, generating an all-time high of $1.511 billion in contributions to support the state’s causes. The new record for contributions to the state, which includes funds from the Lottery, casino gaming, sports wagering and fantasy competitions (daily fantasy sports), beat the prior mark set last year by […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The big winner has come forward to claim his prize. A forklift driver from Middle River is $50,000 richer after one of his personal sets of numbers won the top prize in an August 4 Bonus Match 5 drawing. Persistence paid off for the loyal player. “If you wait on something long enough, it will come,” he said. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A woman from Baltimore who enjoys playing the daily numbers games recently decided to start playing more scratch-offs and ended up winning $50,000 on the $10 Money Rush game. “This’ll be used for bills,” she said with a smile on August 9 as she claimed the prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, adding that her property taxes are […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A few big winning tickets were sold in and around the Nottingham area over the past week, Maryland Lottery officials announced on Monday. In all, 31 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more were sold or redeemed around the state in the seven days ending August 7, and the Lottery paid more than $28.5 million in prizes during that span. […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A big winning Maryland Lottery ticket was sold in Middle River last week, and officials say the prize remains unclaimed as of Monday morning. The winning $133,638 FAST PLAY ticket was sold on July 31 at Martin Exxon, located at 2333 Eastern Boulevard. Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Customer […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An historic Mega Millions jackpot roll that lasted more than three months came to an end as one jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Illinois for the July 29 drawing. With an estimated annuity value of $1.28 billion, it was the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the third-largest overall in U.S. lottery history. The July 29 drawing also […]
JOPPA, MD—An avid Racetrax and Keno player, Pensione LaFalaise visits his nearby Maryland Lottery retailer often to pursue his fun hobby. He won $7,000 playing Racetrax in the past, the Joppa man told officials, and he gave the entire prize to his wife. With this big win, however, there’s a much larger prize at stake because he won $27,792.20 via […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Big money is officially on the table. The Mega Millions jackpot for the Friday, July 15 drawing has reached $480 million, the 10th largest in the game’s history. The cash option is $276 million. If nobody hits the jackpot on July 15, it will roll to an estimated annuity value of $530 million for the drawing on Tuesday, July […]