Arlington, VA
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DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland
A DC driver who stopped at a Maryland 7-Eleven to pick up Lottery scratchers before picking up a customer in Baltimore won a $50,000 prize. An anonymous Lottery player going by the moniker "H.B.," a regular Lottery player who travels throughout the DMV region for his job, is feeling lucky following his latest win, though he is no stranger to five-figure wins. "H.B." said that he drives all over Maryland, Virginia, and DC for his work, and he occasionally stops by certain stores to grab scratch-of tickets in each jurisdiction. His visit to the 7-Eleven on North Point Boulevard in Balt…
Bowie, MD
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'Positive Vibes' Land Maryland Man $300K On Six Top-Prize Winning Lottery Tickets
A positive outlook on life led a self-described Prince George's County "jack-of-all-trades" six top-prize winning Maryland Lottery tickets good for $300,000, he says. The lucky winner delivered six jackpot-winning Pick 5 tickets to Maryland Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore, where he collected the biggest total claimed at one time in the twice-daily game this year. He says that he is "convinced (the win is) a product of his unique outlook on life." “I’m just a regular guy, live a regular life, so it’s not like I can do that much,” the husband and father told Lottery officials. “…
Towson, MD
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Dessert Enthusiast Enjoying $30K Piece Of Maryland Lottery Pie
Life is a little sweeter for a self-professed dessert lover from Baltimore who won a five-figure prize playing a Maryland Lottery scratcher. Brenda Richardson is known among friends and family for her baking skills, but now she will be known for her Lottery Luck after winning a $30,000 top prize playing a Bonus Crossword scratch-off ticket. The Baltimore nurse says that she purchased the golden ticket at Tobacco Stop on Chesaco Avenue in Rosedale, where she regularly picks up scratchers, though there was something special about her winner. Richardson said that she picked up the last …
Towson, MD
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Jackpot-Winning 'Multi-Match' Ticket Worth $660K Sold At Maryland Mini Mart
Lottery officials are encouraging players to check their tickets after a jackpot-winning Multi-Match ticket was sold at a Maryland convenience store. A ticket worth $660,000 is burning a hole in one Lottery player's pocket after hitting all six numbers from the latest Multi-Match drawing on Monday, April 29 on a ticket sold at the St. Paul Mini Mart at 815 St. Paul St. in Baltimore. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were: 04-13-21-34-42-43. It marks the second time in several weeks that a jackpot was hit after a retired couple claimed a $2.1 million win last month. The g…
Towson, MD
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Newly Minted Maryland Millionaire Shocked By $2M Scratch-Off Lottery Win
A stop for gas and short trip to pick up a Lottery ticket at an area liquor store made a Baltimore County man Maryland's newest millionaire after he won big on a scratcher. The trip to Busy Bee Restaurant, Bar and Liquors in East Baltimore will be memorable one for an occasional Lottery player from Windsor Mill, who claimed a $2 million prize after playing a 200X The Cash scratch-off ticket. Busy Bee Restaurant, Bar and Liquors at 4502 Erdman Ave. in Baltimore Google Maps street view "I didn't think it was real, and I still don't think it is real," the lucky lotto player, who chose…
Gaithersburg, MD
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Boyfriend's Lottery Advice Leads To $50K Powerball Win For Maryland Woman
A man with no access to Lottery games living vicariously through his girlfriend in Maryland landed her a $50,000 cash windfall playing Powerball. "Olney Woman" was at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore this week to claim her five-figure prize, which she credited to advice from her boyfriend, who lives in a state that does not have a lottery. The winner said that he has encouraged her to play games in Maryland, telling her "just play. It's only a couple of bucks," the Montgomery County woman said. Turns out it was sage wisdom. Following the advice, "Olney Woman" picked up five Powerba…
Bowie, MD
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That's A Hit: Maryland Man Turns $3 Lottery Win Into $30K Top Prize Playing 'Battleship'
What started as a slow day for a loyal Maryland Lottery player turned into an unexpected cash windfall for a Prince George's County man when he reinvested his meager winnings and turned them into a five-figure jackpot. Bowie resident Jorge Baez nearly sank his own battleship, but took one last shot, and sure enough, landed himself a $30,000 top-prize playing a FAST PLAY ticket. The retired contractor picked up $20 worth of scratchers on the day of his lucky win, only winning $3, though he made the most of those dollars, using them to purchase a FAST PLAY BATTLESHIP ticket at the Hampton Mal…
Bowie, MD
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Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
No joke. A "big-time lottery crew" is feeling lucky after winning big playing a Powerball ticket that was sold at a Prince George's County 7-Eleven location. The drawing on Saturday, April 6 was a fortuitous one for three jackpot chasers who sought a billion-dollar prize, but are more than content to settle for a third-tier $50,000 win after pooling their money together, picking up tickets, and finally landing a cash windfall following a years worth of playing Maryland Lottery games. According to Lottery officials, the group of co-workers - who dubbed themselves the "Big-Time Lottery Crew"…
Bowie, MD
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Secretive Lottery Winner Claims $50K Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland
An anonymous man from Prince George's County made the most of his "second-chance focus" and won a $50,000 Maryland Lottery prize, officials say. A man from Bowie who likes to rack up points from non-winning scratch-off tickets through the Lottery Rewards program hit the jackpot and won big after playing a Hot 7s Tripler ticket that he bought at a BP gas station in Lanham, turning $5 into a $50,000 cash windfall. Following the big win, the man said that he was excited, but added, "I like to keep it quiet ... That just scared the heck out of me." According to the lucky lotto player, he…
Columbia, MD
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Woman Weeps With Joy While Sharing News Of $1M Powerball Win With Family In Maryland
A Howard County woman is still stunned a week after winning a million dollars playing a Powerball ticket. The lucky winner said that she typically buys tickets once a week, shooting for the jackpot games such as Powerball or Mega Millions, and while she didn't hit the $1.09 billion jackpot for the drawing on Wednesday, April 3, she struck gold on a ticket sold at Royal Farms on Montevideo Road in Jessup. “I know the odds are long,” she said, “but somebody always eventually wins.” She sure did, but didn't realize it immediately, the woman mused. “My nephew called me the ne…
Mechanicsville, MD
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Life-Altering $1M Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Maryland Man Out Car Shopping
Life is good for a newly minted-millionaire in Maryland who turned a $20 scratch-off ticket into a seven-figure jackpot. A Dorchester County resident who has been a lifelong fan of scratchers scored a life-altering win, claiming a $1 million prize on an aptly titled THE GAME OF LIFE ticket. Maryland Lottery The lucky Lottery player had a premonition, and when he spotted that the ticket was number one on the roll, he decided to shoot his shot and take a chance, which paid off plenty. According to Lottery officials, the man picked up the ticket at Salisbury Quick Stop on North Salisb…
Waldorf, MD
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Winning $50K 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Couldn't Have Come At Better Time'
Lady Luck was shining on a Maryland Lottery player who changed things up and wound up turning a $1 ticket into a $50,000 windfall at just the right time. After winning Lottery prizes from Pick 3 and Pick 4 games a few years ago, officials said that a Waldorf man - who chose to remain anonymous - tried his luck on a Pick 5 ticket, using the numbers 82871 on a straight bet. Sure enough, the Charles County man cashed in big, winning a five-figure prize, his largest to date. The winning ticket was sold at Commerce Liquor in Waldorf for the midday drawing on Wednesday, April 3. When…
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