BALTIMORE — A Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket made a millionaire in Baltimore, and two other players in Rockville and Upper Marlboro each won $100,000, topping the big winners leaderboard for the past week.
Meanwhile, a pair of Powerball players in Gaithersburg and Mechanicsville bought tickets that won $50,000 prizes in the Aug. 16 drawing. The Powerball jackpot was last hit on May 31 and has rolled to an estimated annuity value of $605 million (estimated cash value $273.4 million) for the next drawing on Aug. 18.
Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid nearly $30.5 million in prizes during the week of Aug. 11-18, including 25 tickets worth $10,000 or more that were sold or redeemed in that seven-day span.
Winners are encouraged to sign the backs of tickets and keep winning tickets in a safe location. Tickets for draw games expire 182 days after the drawing date. FAST PLAY tickets expire 182 days after purchase. The last dates to claim for scratch-off tickets are posted on the scratch-offs page at mdlottery.com.
Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem tickets at the Maryland Lottery Customer Resource Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes up to $25,000 can be claimed at the cashier window of any of the six casinos in Maryland. Prizes 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 worth up to and including $600. More information is available on the How to Claim page of the Lottery website.
Here’s the weekly roundup of big winners:
Scratch-off prizes claimed Aug. 11-17:
$1 Million Prize
· MONOPOLYTM X100, York Road Plaza Wine and Spirits, 6360 York Road, Baltimore
$100,000 Prizes
· Double Your Money, Food Stop Mini, 4820 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville
· MONOPOLYTM X50, Marlboro Village Exxon, 5111 John Roger Boulevard, Upper Marlboro
$50,000 Prizes
· $50,000 Cash, Easton Sunoco, 8359 Ocean Gateway, Easton
· $50,000 Cash, Shell, 300 East Gude Drive, Rockville
· Gold Bar Bingo 6th Edition, Safeway, 7605 Crain Highway, Upper Marlboro
· Joker’s Wild, Like On TV, 6198 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt
· MONOPOLYTM X50, Margate Marathon, 1601 York Road, Lutherville
$10,000 Prizes
· $5,000,000 Fortune, Washingtonian Express, 1395 West Patrick Street, Frederick
· $5,000,000 Cash, Weis Market, 199 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick
· All About Cash, Rainbow Gas Station, 5801 Riggs Road, Hyattsville
· Double Your Money, Sam’s Wine & Spirit, 11130 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills
· Lucky 777, Martin’s, 1729 Dual Highway, Hagerstown
FAST PLAY and draw game tickets sold for drawings Aug. 11-17:
· $40,000 ticket sold Aug. 12 at Royal Farms, 8803 Philadelphia Road, Rosedale (unclaimed as of Aug. 18)
· Two $25,000 tickets, both sold Aug. 12 at Shore Stop, 11121 Racetrack Road, Berlin (both claimed)
· Two $25,000 tickets, both sold Aug. 12 at Dash In, 8906 Woodyard Road, Clinton (both claimed)
· $25,000 ticket sold Aug. 14 at Royal Farms, 6730 English Muffin Way, Frederick (unclaimed as of Aug. 18)
· $50,000 ticket sold Aug. 16 at 7-Eleven, 6848 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Gaithersburg (unclaimed as of Aug. 18)
· $50,000 ticket sold Aug. 14 at Wawa, 27605 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville (unclaimed as of Aug. 18)
· $31,670 ticket sold Aug. 12 at Speedy Convenience Store, 7101 Darlington Drive, Baltimore (claimed)
· $21,007.50 ticket sold Aug. 17 at Quick Mart, 2042 West Street, Annapolis (claimed)
· $17,049 ticket sold Aug. 11 at Boatman’s Mini Mart, 41106 Oakville Road, Mechanicsville (claimed)
· $13,346 ticket sold Aug. 13 at Kiani’s Mart, 1110 Ingleside Avenue, Woodlawn (claimed)
Since its inception in 1973, the Maryland Lottery has awarded more than $35.5 billion in prizes to Lottery players and contributed more than $20.7 billion to the State of Maryland. One of Maryland’s largest revenue sources, the Lottery supports important state programs and services including education and public health initiatives. For more information, go to mdlottery.com. Please remember to play responsibly and within your budget. For confidential help or information about gambling problems, visit mdgamblighelp.org or call 1-800-GAMBLER.
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