$1,000-a-Week-for-Life second-tier Cash4Life winner was third of 2024
Two Maryland Lottery players are starting 2025 on a positive financial note after winning $1,000 a week — $52,000 a year — for life on a Cash4Life ticket and $150,000 on a Powerball ticket with Power Play. The winning tickets were sold in Edgewood and Arbutus.
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A Cash4Life player purchased that winning ticket at Edgewood Liquors, Grocery & Deli at 2200 Philadelphia Road in Harford County. The Edgewood winner matched the first five balls that were selected in the New Year’s Eve drawing on Dec. 31 to secure a second-tier win.
The winning numbers in the Dec. 31 Cash4Life drawing were 10, 21, 27, 31 and 48; the Cash Ball was 2. The winner can choose between a $1,000-a-week-for-life annuity paid in annual installments of $52,000 a year, or a one-time payment of $1 million (prize amounts are before taxes). The Edgewood retailer will receive a bonus of $2,500 for selling the second-tier winning ticket.
This was the third $1,000-a-week-for-life Cash4Life prize won in 2024 and the 11th since 2016, when the game became available in Maryland.
The third-tier winning Powerball ticket was sold on Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, at the Arbutus High’s #018 located at 1075 Maiden Choice Lane in Baltimore County.
The winning numbers for last night’s Powerball drawing were 6, 12, 28, 35 and 66; the Powerball was 26 and the Power Play multiplier was x3. Since our winner opted to add Power Play, the third-tier prize of $50,000 tripled to $150,000.
Since there were no jackpot winners, the estimated annuity for the Saturday, Jan. 4 Powerball drawing is $200 million with an estimated cash option of $90.7 million.
All 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. Instructions on claiming prizes in person or by mail are online under the Claim a Prize link at the top of the Lottery webpage. Players must redeem prizes larger than $25,000 by mail or at the Lottery Claims Center in the Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 330 in Baltimore. The Claims Center is open by appointment only (no walk-ins). Available appointment times and scheduling instructions are on the Lottery website.
