Player won top prize in Monday night drawing
Who is $50,015 richer this morning? It could be you, if you bought a Bonus Match 5 ticket from a Baltimore City grocery for the Monday, Aug. 23 drawing.
Check your tickets to see if you are our top-prize winner. Cross 10 Grocery located at 1039 S. Charles Street sold the winning ticket, which matches the five numbers of 26, 27, 31, 34 and 35; the Bonus Ball was 21. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place. The player has 182 days to claim the prize and must come in person to Lottery headquarters at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore.
This is our 33rd top-prize-winning Bonus Match 5 ticket of 2021. The winning grocery also has reason to celebrate! The Lottery will give the store a bonus of $500 for selling the ticket.
Instructions on claiming prizes in person or by mail are available HERE. Players must redeem prizes larger than $25,000 by mail or at Lottery headquarters in the Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 330 in Baltimore. The Lottery’s Claims Center in Baltimore is open by appointment only (no walk-ins). Click here to schedule an appointment. Winners can also drop off a winning ticket along with a completed claim form and copies of their photo ID and proof of Social Security/Tax ID number in the Lottery drop box in the Montgomery Park Business Center lobby.
Bonus Match 5 drawings take place seven days a week. Players select five numbers ranging from 1 to 39. The Bonus Ball drawn from the remaining 34 numbers provides extra chances to win. Your ticket is a winner if you match five, four or three of the original five winning numbers selected in the drawing. If you match the Bonus Ball number, you only need to match four, three or two of your original numbers to win!