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Maryland player wins $50,000 in Pick 5 for the fifth time this yearNews Story
Five-time winner bought all winning tickets at the same retailer By Kate Northrop An anonymous Maryland player won a Pick 5 top prize of $50,000 for the fifth time this year, having bought every winning ticket at the same store. The Maryland Lottery saw a familiar face return to headquarters in Baltimore after he completed his fifth Pick 5 prize claim worth $50,000 last week. In May, a Silver Spring resident showed up at Lottery headquarters to claim a combined $200,000 Pick 5 pr
Jul 17, 2023, 3:36 pm - Lottery News

Florida woman wins two $1 million prizes in the same scratch-off gameNews Story
Second win from the same game after player tells Lottery she'll be back By Kate Northrop A Florida woman won a second-tier prize of $1 million from the same scratch-off game after promising the Florida Lottery that they'll see her again one day. It's not unheard of for lottery winners to become repeat winners, sometimes winning two or three prizes of varying amounts in different games. Altovise Morris, 41, of Orlando, on the other hand, won two identical prizes of $1 million in the
Jun 6, 2023, 1:27 pm - Lottery News

Lightning strikes twice for California woman who won second major lottery prizeNews Story
Winner of $2 million has won big before By Kate Northrop One California woman won $2 million in the lottery, but it's not the first time she's struck it rich. Winning the lottery isn't new to Ruby Evans, who recently bought a scratch-off ticket from a donut shop and won $2 million. Evans sat in her car in the parking lot outside Sweet Time Donuts, located on Compton Boulevard in Compton, scratching away at her newest lottery ticket from the $20 Instant Prize Crossword game. Howev
May 31, 2023, 6:46 pm - Lottery News

Maryland man wins third $50,000 Pick 5 lottery prize in less than a year using same numbersNews Story
Lottery winner has advice for people playing their favorite numbers By Kate Northrop A Maryland man won his third $50,000 top prize in the Maryland Lottery's Pick 5 game in less than a year while using the same set of numbers each time. A Big Winner from Maryland has some advice for lottery players who like to use their own lucky numbers after scooping up his third Pick 5 top prize in the span of 11 months. The Waldorf man, dubbing himself Big Winner to protect his identity while
Apr 24, 2023, 4:28 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $175,000 with 35 lottery tickets in one Pick 4 drawingNews Story
Winner credits feeling about certain lucky numbers By Kate Northrop A Virginia lottery player is walking away from a single Pick 4 drawing with $175,000 in winnings after buying 35 tickets. In just one Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing, a lucky player is taking home an impressive $175,000 prize won with 35 winning tickets. Marcy Garcia, of Chesapeake, had the right idea to put down $35 for 35 identical plays for the Pick 4 daytime drawing on March 30. Every one of those tickets
Apr 17, 2023, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man wins $300,000 with two Powerball lottery tickets in one drawingNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Virginia man hedged his bets in one Powerball drawing and emerged $300,000 richer after two of his tickets won a third-tier prize. A lucky lottery winner was rewarded with a highly successful prize payout when two of his lottery tickets won a total of $300,000 in one Powerball drawing. Ben Baker of Covington bought ten lottery tickets for the Powerball drawing on March 4. Two of those tickets matched four numbers and the Powerball number to win the game's $50,000 t
Mar 22, 2023, 7:22 pm - Lottery News

Maryland man wins fourth major lottery prize above $50,000News Story
Lottery officials see a familiar face walk into headquarters By Kate Northrop There's a Maryland man whose luck refuses to run out after he bagged his fourth major lottery prize above $50,000 last week. A lottery enthusiast made his fourth trip to Maryland Lottery headquarters to claim not his second, not his third, but his fourth lottery prize of at least $50,000. Kenneth Weinberg of Columbia has become a familiar face at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. He paid a visit last w
Mar 15, 2023, 5:42 pm - Lottery News

Two $31 million Mega Millions lottery jackpots won in Massachusetts in one weekNews Story
Same jackpot amount won in the same state on two consecutive Tuesdays By Kate Northrop In just one week, two Mega Millions lottery jackpots both valued at $31 million were won in Massachusetts. There's something in the water in Massachusetts, where a lottery player won a $31 million Mega Millions jackpot just one week after another player in the state won a jackpot of the same value. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, one ticket won the $31 million jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions game
Feb 1, 2023, 4:38 pm - Lottery News

Canadian lottery player wins twice in two monthsNews Story
Most recent prize bumps up lucky winner to millionaire status By Kate Northrop A twice-lucky lottery player in Ontario won two major prizes in two months. Ryaan Othman has been officially bumped up to millionaire status after he won his second major lottery prize in two months. To say that Othman is shocked about two big wins so close together is an understatement. His first win happened on Nov. 15, 2022 when he took home a $180,372 (US$135,464) second-tier Lotto Max prize. S
Jan 31, 2023, 4:27 pm - Lottery News

Memory lapse wins Michigan man two $110,000 Fantasy 5 lottery prizesNews Story
Play it safe you can never be too sure By Kate Northrop A Michigan man won two $110,000 Fantasy 5 Double Play prizes and is crediting himself for playing it safe. An anonymous Michigan lottery player won a total of $220,000 in a Fantasy 5 Double Play drawing thanks to a memory lapse and a moment of caution. Before the Fantasy 5 drawing on Dec. 17, the lucky winner stopped at the Sheridan EZ Mart on South Main Street in Sheridan and bought a lottery ticket. Later in the day, he vi
Jan 18, 2023, 9:06 am - Lottery News