Upper Marlboro Wawa Stop Turns Into $500,000 Powerball Win As Jackpot Nears $1.7B
Someone who stopped at a Maryland Wawa is $500,000 richer — and the Powerball jackpot is still climbing toward history.
A Powerball ticket sold at the Wawa on SE Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro on Monday, Dec. 22, won a $500,000 Double Play prize, according to Maryland Lottery officials.
The big local win came as the Powerball jackpot rolled again after no one matched all six numbers, pushing the estimated jackpot for the Christmas Eve drawing to $1.7 billion, Lottery officials said.
If the jackpot is hit at $1.7 billion, it would be the fourth-largest Powerball prize ever, with an es…
Ticket Worth $1K A Week For Life Sold At Lanham Wegmans
Someone just turned a grocery run into a goldmine.
A winning Cash4Life lottery ticket worth $1,000 a week for life was sold at the Wegmans in Lanham, Lottery officials say..
According to the Maryland Lottery, the ticket matched the first five numbers—17, 26, 30, 47, 57—from the Wednesday, June 18 drawing, missing only the Cash Ball (04) to claim the game’s top prize.
Still, it was enough to lock in the second-tier win: a $1,000 weekly payday for life, or a $1 million lump sum before taxes.
This is the first second-tier Cash4Life win in Maryland this year and the 12th since the state joine…
'Proud American' Who Immigrated From Ethiopia Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland
He came to the US with curiosity, learned the ropes — and just scratched his way to $1 million.
A Silver Spring man, who calls himself a “proud American citizen” originally from Ethiopia, has claimed a $1 million top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s Gold Rush 777 scratch-off game, officials said.
The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, said the Lottery was completely foreign to him when he arrived in the country, but he paid attention, listened to friends, and slowly figured it out.
“It was all new to me,” he said. “But thankfully I took the time to learn.”
That patience paid off big.…
$50K Lottery Jackpot Marks Third Big Win For Burtonsville Man
Lightning doesn’t just strike twice—it strikes three times for one lucky Maryland lottery player who just bagged his third big win.
A longtime player from Burtonsville, known only by his nickname “Bag of the Money,” scored a $50,000 prize on the Money Bags scratch-off, marking his third major payout, Maryland Lottery officials announced.
The Montgomery County man, who previously won $10,000 and another $50,000 prize in the past, recently claimed his latest windfall.
Unlike his earlier winnings, which he invested in the stock market, this time, he has a more practical plan for the cash.
“T…
