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Maryland man uses rude driver's license plate numbers to win $500,000 in a single Pick 5 drawingNews Story
Perturbed lottery player turns unpleasant driving experience into $500,000 By Kate Northrop An encounter with an inconsiderate driver on the road led to a Maryland man using their license plate numbers in a Pick 5 drawing and winning an astounding $500,000 prize. A Maryland man noted the license plate of a rude driver and won a $500,000 prize in a single drawing using those numbers. While safe driving practices are what we'd expect to see on the road, we don't always encounter th
Jan 8, 2025, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Maryland Pick 5 lottery player wins $50,000 top prize twice using the same numbersNews Story
Identical wins two years in a row after 35 years of playing By Kate Northrop A longtime lottery enthusiast, who has dedicated 35 years to playing, won the Pick 5 $50,000 top prize for the second time using the same numbers. One Maryland lottery player proved lightning can strike twice, having claimed his second $50,000 Pick 5 top prize with the same numbers that won him the first one. Paul Cypress of Baltimore claimed his second $50,000 Pick 5 prize from the Maryland Lottery righ
Jan 5, 2025, 8:30 am - Lottery News

One California ticket wins $1.269 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Fifth $1 billion+ jackpot won in California Updated with final jackpot totals By Todd Northrop After a run of 30 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 31st drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.269 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in California matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the 12th time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the 11th time a single ticket won $1 billion or more. For C
Dec 28, 2024, 8:08 am - Lottery News

$1.15 BILLION: Mega Millions keeps rolling after no winner TuesdayNews Story
Now the 9th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After nobody won a billion-dollar Christmas Eve jackpot, lottery players around the country are lining up for an even larger jackpot set to draw Friday. Tuesday night nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $1.15 billion with a cash value of $516.1 million. Based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, that estimate may get
Dec 26, 2024, 8:01 am - Lottery News

$944 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot set to make holiday wishes come trueNews Story
Biggest jackpot in 9 months closes in on a billion dollars By Todd Northrop Nine months after Mega Millions delivered a $1.13 billion jackpot to one ticket sold in New Jersey, the multi-state lottery game is back with a jackpot to be drawn Tuesday that is also nearing the $1 billion mark. When nobody won Friday night's $862 million grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $944 million the largest since a March 26, 2024 $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won b
Dec 21, 2024, 7:41 am - Lottery News

$825 MILLION: Massive Mega Millions drawing set for FridayNews Story
13th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game continued its jackpot run last night when no tickets matched all six numbers. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $825 million with a cash value of $382.2 million. To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on September 13 as a $20 million prize now 28
Dec 18, 2024, 8:26 am - Lottery News

Maryland lottery fan takes home $100,000 in Pick 5 after winning top prize twiceNews Story
Longtime lottery player's strategy of studying numbers pays off By Kate Northrop A longtime Maryland lottery player, who is no stranger to winning, took home a $100,000 Pick 5 prize last week. A Maryland woman is increasing the number of her big lottery wins by two after she claimed two identical Pick 5 prizes earlier this month. Charlotte Mattison of Baltimore is checking off milestone wins on her lottery bucket list one-by-one. Since winning a few dollars on the first lottery t
Dec 13, 2024, 7:47 am - Lottery News

North Carolina Lottery launching Cash Pop draw game this weekendNews Story
North Carolina joins other states in adding Cash Pop Includes video report By Kate Northrop The North Carolina Lottery announced the launch of its new Cash Pop draw game, set to debut this weekend following weeks of extensive game testing. As Cash Pop continues to gain popularity nationwide, the North Carolina Lottery is the latest to add it to its lineup. Starting Sunday, Nov. 17, players will be able to pop into a retailer to try out Cash Pop, the latest draw game introduce
Nov 16, 2024, 8:07 am - Lottery News

Maryland woman realizes she won $1.8 million lottery jackpot after reading about it onlineNews Story
It didn't sink in until she read about her win By Kate Northrop A Maryland woman was ecstatic about her $1.8 million Multi-Match prize after reading about the win in an article online. A nurse fully realized she had won $1.8 million Multi-Match win after seeing an article about the jackpot online. The Bowie resident credited her mother for the win she had talked her daughter into buying a random ticket for a random game while at the Chesapeake Market gas station on Annapolis Road
Nov 5, 2024, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Maryland man uses solicitor phone number to win $50,000 Pick 5 lottery prizeNews Story
Winner uses scammers to his advantage By Kate Northrop A Maryland man bombarded with scam text messages turned the unwanted solicitations into $50,000 after using the phone numbers to win a Pick 5 prize in the lottery. One Maryland resident received so many text messages asking for money that he decided to use the solicitor's phone number to play the lottery, winning a $50,000 Pick 5 prize. An anonymous lottery winner dubbed Persistent Player is as persistent as a scammer fishing
Sep 21, 2024, 7:37 am - Lottery News