Lottery luck visits Powerball, FAST PLAY, Bonus Match 5 players
Maryland Lottery players have lots to celebrate after a weekend that delivered big wins in the Powerball, FAST PLAY Lucky Numbers and Bonus Match 5 games.
Many of our Powerball jackpot chasers won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000. Although no one hit the jackpot, Maryland had 60,684 total winners in the Saturday, Oct. 2 drawing. The winning numbers to match were 28, 38, 42, 47 and 52; the Power Ball was 1 with a x2 Power Play multiplier.
Players bought two $50,000-winning Powerball tickets at these retailers:
- Maiden Choice Liquors, 1064 Maiden Choice Lane in Baltimore (Baltimore City).
- Towson Place Liquors, 1250 Putty Hill Avenue in Towson (Baltimore County).
The Powerball jackpot has rolled to $670 million for the Monday, Oct. 4 drawing with a cash option of $474.8 million. If won, this would be the sixth-largest jackpot in Powerball history and the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Maryland has now sold 50 $50,000 third-tier winning Powerball tickets in 2021 along with a $731.1 million winning jackpot ticket, two $2 million winning tickets and three $1 million winning tickets.
The FAST PLAY Lucky Numbers game yielded its 17th progressive jackpot winner on Saturday, Oct. 2. A player bought the $161,313-winning ticket at Dash In #10881 located at 875 North Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick (Calvert County). This $10 ticket has a progressive jackpot that starts at $100,000 and rises with each ticket sold until someone buys a progressive jackpot-winning ticket.
Bonus Match 5 players also won big, with two $50,000 top prizes in the Sunday, Oct. 3 drawing. Check your tickets for the winning numbers of 3, 7, 21, 24 and 38; the Bonus Ball was 17. The Lottery has now sold 38 top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 tickets in 2021. The retailers that sold these lucky tickets are:
- Roxy Liquors, 761 E. Wilson Boulevard in Hagerstown (Washington County).
- Woodmoor Service Center, 7100 Liberty Road in Baltimore (Baltimore County).
Lottery officials encourage all winners to sign the backs of their tickets immediately and put them in a safe location. Winners typically get 182 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes.
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.
