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$189 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold in MarylandNews Story
Second Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Maryland this year Maryland is certainly having a mega streak of luck this year thanks to Mega Millions. One Mega Millions ticket worth $189 million with a cash option of $129.7 million matched all six numbers including the Mega Ball. The winning numbers were 7, 10, 30, 37, and 53, with Mega Ball number 1. This is the second Maryland Mega Millions jackpot win this year, following the $26 million jackpot claimed by a Mt. Airy woman in late F
Oct 2, 2013, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Former MD Lottery employee pleads guilty of stealing tickets, cashing winnersNews Story
The office of the Maryland Attorney General said Tuesday a former Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency employee pleaded guilty to theft after stealing thousands of lottery tickets and cashing in winners for $67,000. Mark Barron Hantske, 59, of Lothian, pleaded guilty in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to two counts of felony theft over $10,000. Prosecutors say between June 2008 and February 2012, while employed as a lottery sales representative, Hantske stole more than 7,500 scratc
Aug 22, 2013, 9:33 am - Lottery News

Maryland Powerball winner laughing all the way to the bankNews Story
LOL! Includes video report An elated Maryland Powerball winner even has the cameraman laughing with her as she celebrated her win from behind her giant $1 million check. The joyful winner hit it big on the July 3 Powerball drawing but didn't even know she was Maryland's newest millionaire until a few days ago. The July 4 holiday came, life got busy and she simply forgot to check her numbers. Just back from a long weekend family visit, the woman said she suddenly remembered having bou
Jul 25, 2013, 1:12 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery's 40th anniversary exhibit has couple recounting fond memoriesNews Story
Historical exhibit open to public through September Includes video report In 1973, a loaf of bread cost 27 cents, a postage stamp would set you back 8 cents and a gallon of gas sold for 45 cents. No wonder, then, that jaws dropped at reports of the new Maryland Lottery's plans to host a Millionaire Party on Jan. 31. Lucky Lottery players Charles Buck and Pat Hofferbert of Rosedale joined 100 other hopeful players at that party 40 years ago and they still have the photos to prove it. The
Jul 2, 2013, 5:18 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery teams up with Super Bowl champsNews Story
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (MLGCA) and the Baltimore Ravens have joined forces for the fifth year in a row. The Board of Public Works yesterday approved the contract, which will include the Ravens Champions $2 scratch-off ticket. The contract gives the Lottery the rights to use the Ravens logo, marks and experiential prizes. As in previous years, Lottery players will have the chance to win cash and experiential Ravens' prizes through the scratch-off and other Ravens-themed
May 30, 2013, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Maryland lets problem gamblers exclude themselves from lotteryNews Story
Individuals on voluntary list must forfeit winnings Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday. The program is an expansion of the casino exclusion program launched in 2011, several months after Maryland's first casino opened. People on that list agree to be cited for trespassing if found in one of the state's casinos. Once signed up for the lottery exclusion list, a person is required to forfe
May 22, 2013, 7:17 am - Lottery News

Former MD Lottery employee charged with theft of lottery ticketsNews Story
Claimed $67,000 in winnings before he was caught A former Maryland Lottery official has been indicted for stealing tickets and collecting tens of thousands of dollars from the winnings, officials said on Thursday. Mark Barron Hantski, 59, of Lothian, a former Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency employee, collected $67,000 in winnings after stealing tickets from the Maryland Lottery, officials said in a news release. Officials say that the Grand Jury for Anne Arundel County formal
Apr 19, 2013, 9:33 am - Lottery News

Baltimore man, 81, loses his home after falling for lottery scamNews Story
The first caller told Norman Breidenbaugh he had won $2.5 million in a foreign sweepstakes, but there was a catch: Breidenbaugh needed to send $2,000 in fees before collecting his earnings. Other calls followed, promising Breidenbaugh millions more even a Mercedes Benz as long as he would wire some money to pay taxes on the prizes. He obliged, sending more than $400,000 over about six years, hoping the promised winnings would cover his wife's medical expenses. The prizes never came. The pe
Mar 7, 2013, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Maryland family claims $26M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner chooses to remain anonymous At approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday evening, before going to bed, a Mt. Airy, Maryland, man jokingly told his fianc e they were going to wake up as millionaires. One hour later, while they were sound asleep, that premonition became a reality. When the woman woke up the next morning, she went online to check her tickets and realized they were $26 million richer. Before calling her fianc , she had her daughter check the numbers on the ticket, too. I am sti
Feb 21, 2013, 4:51 pm - Lottery News

Apparent Arizona winner captured on video the moment he learned of winNews Story
Several store customers and clerk saw winning ticket, verified winning numbers Apparent winner purchased ticket in Arizona but checked ticket in Maryland Includes video report A man, who appeared to be a construction or highway worker, walked into a Prince George's County, Maryland, Exxon Thursday afternoon and according to witnesses walked out a multi-multi-millionaire. Employees and customers at Marlboro Village Exxon are still buzzing from the remarkable scene they witnessed this
Nov 30, 2012, 8:43 am - Lottery News