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Montgomery Village Resident Wins $107,801

Published June 27, 2023 at 1:46PM | Updated June 27, 2023 at 8:53PM

A Montgomery Village resident is $107,801 richer after purchasing a winning lottery ticket in Prince George’s County. Full story, courtesy of MD Lottery: A lucky 32-year-old Montgomery Village lady found a six-figure Lottery win was in the cards when she bought a FAST PLAY World Championship Poker ticket. She won a $107,801 progressive jackpot prize!

On June 26, the winner briefly stopped by Maryland Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. The Montgomery County woman is still pondering what to do with the windfall and quickly left to celebrate her Lottery luck with loved ones. Kenilworth Liquors at 5401 Kenilworth Avenue in Riverdale Park shares in her good fortune, receiving a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling a progressive jackpot-winning FAST PLAY ticket on June 22. The World Championship Poker game went on sale Sept. 6, 2021 and has eight progressive jackpots remaining. Featured image courtesy of Google Maps.

$100,000 Winning Scratch-Off Sold at Royal Farms

By Patrick Herron

Published June 26, 2023 at 4:18PM | Updated June 26, 2023 at 5:08PM

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A $100,000 Mega Multiplier ticket sold on June 24 at Royal Farms (690 Watkins Mill Rd) in Gaithersburg remains unclaimed as of June 26. Two additional big winners in Montgomery County last week include a $100,000 winning scratch off sold at My Dollar & More (250 North Frederick Ave) in Gaithersburg and a $170,566 winning FAST PLAY lottery ticket sold on June 22 at the Liberty Gas Station (26241 Ridge Rd) in Damascus. Additional details below about winners across the state of Maryland courtesy of MD Lottery:

Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes of up to $5,000 can be claimed at any of more than 400 Expanded Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) locations. All Maryland Lottery retailers are authorized to redeem tickets up to and including $600. More information is available on the How To Claim page of mdlottery.com.

$170,566 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at MoCo Liberty

By Patrick Herron

Published June 23, 2023 at 1:26PM

A $170,566 winning FAST PLAY lottery ticket was sold on June 22nd at the Liberty Gas Station (26241 Ridge Rd) in Damascus. Additional details below courtesy of MD Lottery: “A pair of FAST PLAY purchases turned June 22 into a memorable evening for lucky Lottery players in Riverdale Park and Damascus. Someone bought a $5 World Championship Poker ticket that won a progressive jackpot worth $107,801 at Kenilworth Liquors in Riverdale Park. Then Lottery luck struck again in the $10 Casino Royale Slots game, when a jackpot-winning ticket worth $170,566 was sold at Damascus Liberty in Damascus.

The two retailers share in the fun as well. For selling the tickets, Kenilworth Liquors, located at 5401 Kenilworth Avenue in Riverdale Park, and Damascus Liberty, located at 26421 Ridge Road in Damascus, will each receive a $1,000 bonus from the Lottery. Lottery officials encourage the winners to sign the backs of the ticket immediately and put them in safe locations. Winners of FAST PLAY games have 182 days from the date of their purchase to claim their prizes.

$1.1 Million Jackpot-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at Maryland Wawa Remains Unclaimed

By Patrick Herron

Published June 20, 2023 at 12:45PM

A $1.1 million winning Multi-Match lottery ticket sold recently at a Bel Air, MD Wawa remains unclaimed as of June 20. Full story below courtesy of the Maryland Lottery: “The Maryland Lottery is looking for a new millionaire after a jackpot-winning Multi-Match ticket was sold in Harford County. The estimated annuity value of the jackpot for the Thursday, June 15 drawing was $1.1 million. The winner can choose between the annuity, paid in 25 equal installments, or an estimated $710,000 cash option (before taxes). The winning ticket with the numbers 1, 8, 10, 24, 36 and 37 was sold at Wawa #557 located at 1515 East Churchville Road in Bel Air. The store will receive an $1,100 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Lottery officials encourage the winner to sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe location. The player has 182 days after the date of the drawing to claim the prize. This is the fourth Multi-Matchjackpot win of 2023 and the largest so far this year, surpassing a $750,000 jackpot that was hit in the Feb. 6 drawing. The game’s jackpot was hit six times in 2022 and five times in 2021. The Multi-Match jackpot was last hit for $570,000 on April 13. The top four Multi-Match jackpot wins to date were $4.8 million on Sept. 19, 2009; $4.45 million on March 18, 2010; $3.8 million on Dec. 16, 2010 and $3.6 million on June 8, 2015.

$1.1 Million Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold at Maryland Wawa

By Patrick Herron

Published June 16, 2023 at 12:01PM

A $1.1 million winning Multi-Match lottery ticket was sold recently at a Bel Air, MD Wawa. Full story below courtesy of the Maryland Lottery: “The Maryland Lottery is looking for a new millionaire after a jackpot-winning Multi-Match ticket was sold in Harford County. The estimated annuity value of the jackpot for the Thursday, June 15 drawing was $1.1 million. The winner can choose between the annuity, paid in 25 equal installments, or an estimated $710,000 cash option (before taxes). The winning ticket with the numbers 1, 8, 10, 24, 36 and 37 was sold at Wawa #557 located at 1515 East Churchville Road in Bel Air. The store will receive an $1,100 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Lottery officials encourage the winner to sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe location. The player has 182 days after the date of the drawing to claim the prize. This is the fourth Multi-Match jackpot win of 2023 and the largest so far this year, surpassing a $750,000 jackpot that was hit in the Feb. 6 drawing. The game’s jackpot was hit six times in 2022 and five times in 2021. The Multi-Match jackpot was last hit for $570,000 on April 13. The top four Multi-Match jackpot wins to date were $4.8 million on Sept. 19, 2009; $4.45 million on March 18, 2010; $3.8 million on Dec. 16, 2010 and $3.6 million on June 8, 2015.

Lottery News: Powerball and Mega Millions Jackpots Combine for $621 Million

By Patrick Herron

Published June 14, 2023 at 1:08PM

Per the Maryland Lottery: “Get your tickets now for tonight’s Powerball drawing as the jackpot has rolled to $340 million with an estimated cash value of $175.5 million. The Mega Millions jackpot also keeps increasing as no one matched all numbers on Tuesday evening, but players who purchased tickets in Upper Marlboro should check their tickets a little closer as there were three third-tier prize winners.

Two $10,000 Mega Millions tickets were sold at Giant #347 at 10480 Campus Drive in Upper Marlboro.

Beyond MoCo: Door Dash Driver Wins $1 Million at Maryland 7-Eleven

By Patrick Herron

Published June 12, 2023 at 5:02PM

Per the Maryland Lottery: “A Door Dash driver will be making a dash to her local bank. The Anne Arundel County resident bought a $20 Million Dollar Mega Multiplierscratch-off ticket and it turned out to be a $1 million top-prize winner.

The 47-year-old visited 7-Eleven #25410 located at 500 Donaldson Ave in Severn. She went inside the store, noticed the ticket and immediately grabbed it. It wasn’t long before she started scratching the ticket. In fact, she sat in her car outside the store and went to work on it. Upon revealing the big win, and while still in shock, she called her sister to share the news.

$50,000 Winning Scratch-off Sold at 7-Eleven

By Patrick Herron

Published June 8, 2023 at 5:03PM

The anonymous winner selected the nickname “Lucky Woman” to tell the story of her good fortune. “Lucky Woman” plays Lottery games weekly with her husband. “Playing the Lottery is fun,” she said. “I love playing scratch-offs.”

Her current go-to-games are the Hot family of scratch-offs and the $30 Cash is King instant ticket. “Lucky Woman” is no stranger to winning. “I always finds myself winning and I consider myself lucky.” She’s won small amounts before but never anything close to $50,000.

$50,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at Montgomery County Mini Mart

By Patrick Herron

Published June 6, 2023 at 3:40PM

Per the Maryland Lottery: A 61-year-old Bonus Match 5 fan did a double take when checking his tickets for a win after the May 31 drawing. The Silver Spring man matched all five numbers on the first line of his quick-pick ticket to score a $50,000 win.

The path to the Montgomery County man’s good fortune began earlier that day when he stopped at the Food Stop Mini Mart located at 4820 Boiling Brook Parkway in Rockville. The lucky guy chatted it up with the store clerks, who know him well, bought a cold drink and purchased a nine-line, one-draw quick-pick Bonus Match 5 ticket for that evening’s drawing. After his friendly visit, the golf shop manager headed home.

$30,000 Winning Scratch-off Sold at Safeway

By Patrick Herron

Published June 5, 2023 at 5:41PM

The married dad, who has a baby on the way, called his wife immediately to come check the instant ticket to confirm his win. He next shared the great news with his father. Both doubted the winner’s luck so they went to a Lottery retailer and got the top-prize win confirmed by the ticket scanner and the store cashier.

The lucky player, accompanied by his dad, claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore last week. He told Lottery officials that he plans to use the winnings for his growing family and will celebrate with a big family dinner. Also celebrating this huge win is the Lottery retailer that sold the winning instant ticket. Safeway #2753 located at 10541 Connecticut Avenue will receive a $300 bonus from the Lottery for selling the $30,000 top-prize winner. The Red Hot Cash instant ticket went on sale at the end of May with eight $30,000 top prizes. Seven top prizes remain. There are also 16 $1,000 prizes left along with over 806,000 prizes ranging from $3 to $500. The instant ticket joins a Hot family of games that went on sale May 22: a $1 Hot 7s, $2 Hot 7s Doubler, $5 Hot 7s Tripler and $10 Hot 7s Multiplier scratch-off. A $20 Hot 777 ticket went on sale in April. Featured image courtesy of Google Maps.

$50,000 Winning Scratch-off Sold at Food Lion

By Patrick Herron

Published June 5, 2023 at 2:34PM | Updated June 10, 2023 at 7:13AM

Per the Maryland Lottery: A Rockville man who keeps his eyes open for new Lottery scratch-offs had just finished his grocery shopping at a Food Lion store when he spotted the new Hot 7s Tripler game. “I was on the way out the door and I always check the (Lottery self-serving vending) machine,” the Montgomery County resident said. “I like when they introduce new scratch-offs, they’re usually kind of hot.”

The anonymous winner, who chose the nickname “Greg” to tell the story of his big win, said he has won small prizes over the years and decided to try his luck with the game that has “hot” in the title. He selected two of the $5 Hot 7s Tripler scratch-offs. The game went on sale May 22 and still had all eight top prizes available.