Maryland Lottery breaks weekly sales record

Comment #13

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:37:09 GMT

i hope that we get an instate lotto like maryland does.i doubt if we'd get keno but you never know.......

Comment #12

Litebets27 — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:37:54 GMT

Thanks Four4me. Left for New York alittle while after commenting on this article. It's so good to be home. I understand that the article is about Maryland's intake of all of the money that most of us are putting out. I just think that it is so unfair that the Official Site doesn't show the payouts for pick 3/4. I maybe wrong, but I have a feeling that we all are putting out alot of money but not winning much.

I remember some years ago, there would occassionally be reports of Maryland paying... [ More ]

Comment #11

four4me — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:12:09 GMT

cashonly na multi match has 2 options cash and annuity. But if you win you have to stipulte that when you file the claim. if you wait to long to file your claim then it's annuity only.

the info for the 20 million dollar scratch off is on the front page of the website click the big ticket. when that page opens then click..... click here for second chance contest rules

Comment #10

CASH Only — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:16:03 GMT

4:

I see that Multi-Match is annuitized, when the bigger PA Match 6 is all cash. I couldn't find the information about the $20 scratch.

Comment #9

four4me — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:57:07 GMT

CASH Only click the link and read all about it.

http://www.mdlottery.com/

I see the word annuity there but i think some prizes may have a cash option. I have not bought a ticket for the scratcher yet and don't know if i will or not at this time.

Comment #8

CASH Only — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:42:55 GMT

Are the $1 million prizes in the $20 scratch game cash, annuity, or annuity with a cash option? You knew this question was coming.

Comment #7

four4me — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:11:51 GMT

That information is on their website. Benefits to Marylanders. It should be noted that scratch off's proceeds of designated tickets benefit the Maryland stadium authority. That is what is printed on the scratch off tickets.

More than $857.6 million (57.7%) was returned to the players

in the form of prizes. 2005

Pick 3$142.3 million

Pick 4$112.3 million

Lotto$ 17.8 million

Keno$166.6 million

Keno Bonus$ 83.3 million

Mega Millions$ 49.6 million

Scratch-Offs$272.2 million... [ More ]

Comment #6

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:00:06 GMT

i think they should post the info about how much they pay out.that would be fair....

Comment #5

four4me — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:54:31 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Chewie on February 7, 2006 We are thrilled to see this kind of sales activity, said an elated Buddy Roogow, Director of the Maryland Lottery. We hope to continue the momentum throughout the remainder of the fiscal year and beyond.

Hummm, wonder if he, or any of his subrdinates, receive a bonus when these high gambling amounts are brought to the treasurey. Might explain the real reason behind his elation. Nothing like a large bonus, based on some one elses l... [ More ]

Comment #4

mylollipop — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:23:07 GMT

$ale$, ye$, and winners! But how much did the winners win? Any big jackpots

Comment #3

Chewie — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:18:32 GMT

We are thrilled to see this kind of sales activity, said an elated Buddy Roogow, Director of the Maryland Lottery. We hope to continue the momentum throughout the remainder of the fiscal year and beyond.

Hummm, wonder if he, or any of his subrdinates, receive a bonus when these high gambling amounts are brought to the treasurey. Might explain the real reason behind his elation. Nothing like a large bonus, based on some one elses losses, to make someone hopeful. Nothing wrong with it t... [ More ]

Comment #2

four4me — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:14:58 GMT

litebets27 this story isn't about what they paid out it about what they took in. And they are showing the payout on the new multi match. click on multi match check here on their websites front page.

Scratch-off sales exceeded $11 million for the first time in the Lottery's history.

They were doing an average of 1 million a day in scratch off sales.

Until they find someone to re-vamp their website we may never see the payouts for the pick 3/4/5 games

Comment #1

Litebets27 — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:26:20 GMT

The Maryland Lottery broke several records last week bringing in nearly $35 million in sales.............. Pick4 had a record breaking sales week of almost $5 million............

We will never know when these records are broken,( if indeed they are), since Maryland doesn't show a daily payout on it's Official site.

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Maryland Lottery breaks weekly sales record

Lottery Post — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:04:27 GMT

The Maryland Lottery broke several records last week, bringing in nearly $35 million in sales.

Scratch-off sales exceeded $11 million for the first time in the Lottery's history, while Pick 4 had a record-breaking sales week of almost $5 million. Players also benefited from huge payouts in Pick 3 and Pick 4. And, Keno and Keno Bonus brought in a hefty $9.3 million in combined sales.

The $35 million week was the Lottery's third best sales week ever. Only two other sales weeks proved bette... [ More ]