The Week in Winners: Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Grow as Players in Maryland Hit Big

March 25, 2024

Nearly $31.8 million in prizes won in the past week across the state

Powerball players across Maryland won substantial prizes in Baltimore, Dundalk, Ellicott City and Gaithersburg last week as the game’s jackpot grew to within striking distance of $1 billion. Meanwhile, a Mega Millions player in Fruitland won $20,000 as that game soared past the billion-dollar mark.

The big Powerball wins include a ticket worth $1 million purchased in Baltimore, one worth $100,000 in Gaithersburg and two worth $50,000 each that were purchased in Dundalk and Ellicott City. As of March 25, all four of those big Powerball prizes from the past week remained unclaimed. Winners have 182 days from the drawing date to claim their prizes.

The jackpot prize for the March 25 Powerball drawing is an estimated annuity value of $800 million, with an estimated cash option of $384.8 million. The jackpot grows each time no one matches all the winning numbers, and there have been 35 drawings without a jackpot winner since Jan. 1 when a player in Michigan hit for $842.4 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the March 26 drawing stands at an estimated annuity value of $1.1 billion, with an estimated cash value of $525.8 million. There have been 30 drawings since Dec. 8, 2023 when two players in California split a jackpot of $394 million.

This is the first time the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have simultaneously been at the $800 million level or higher since the games’ inceptions in 2002 and 1992, respectively.

While the massive Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are drawing plenty of attention, six Maryland Lottery players won six-digit prizes last week playing scratch-off games in Baltimore (two), Germantown, Indian Head, Lanham and Rockville.

In all, 38 Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were purchased or claimed in the week ending March 24, and players won prizes totaled nearly $31.8 million in that span.

Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes of 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 up to and including $600. More information is available on the How To Claim page of mdlottery.com.

Here is the weekly roundup of big winners:

Scratch-off prizes claimed March 18-24:

$100,000 Prizes

$50,000 Prizes

$30,000 Prize

$10,000 Prizes

  • $10,000 Ca$h, Weis Market #282, 20995 Point Lookout Road, Callaway
  • $10,000 Ca$h, Tiger Mart, 823 Southern Avenue, Oxon Hill
  • $10,000 Ca$h, Kent Island Depot, 320 Romancoke Road, Stevensville
  • 50X The Cash, Perryman Grocery, 1551 Perryman Road, Perryman
  • 50X The Cash, Village Center Beer and Wine, 9991 Stedwick Drive, Montgomery Village
  • Bingo X10 6th Edition, Harper’s Farm BP, 5485 Harpers Farm Road, Columbia
  • Money Drop, Royal Farms $174, 1261 Liberty Road, Sykesville
  • Ravens X5, Selman’s Liquor and Grocery, 4600 Washington Boulevard, Halethorpe

Winning tickets sold for drawings March 18-24:

BONUS MATCH 5

  • $53,200 ticket ($50,000 top-prize win plus additional wins on same ticket) sold March 23 at Jefferson Street Exxon, 400 South Jefferson Street, Frederick (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $50,000 ticket sold March 17 at Giant #363, 1400 Merritt Boulevard, Dundalk (unclaimed as of March 25)

FAST PLAY

  • $10,000 Wild Bonus X10 ticket sold March 21 at Chesapeake Liquors, 6720-C Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie (claimed)

KENO

  • $24,000 ticket sold March 21 at The Green Turtle, 8872 McGaw Road, Columbia (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $12,514 ticket sold March 22 at Royal Farms #077, 2603 Old Philadelphia Road, Edgewood (unclaimed as of March 25)

MEGA MILLIONS

  • $20,000 ticket sold March 18 at Eagle Express Mart, 101 North Camden Avenue, Fruitland (claimed)

PICK 5

  • $50,000 ticket sold March 20 at Royal Farms #204-E, 6210 Allentown Road, Camp Springs (claimed)
  • $50,000 ticket sold March 22 at Parkway Texaco, 2739 Annapolis Road, Hanover (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $25,000 ticket sold March 18 at Quick Stop Food Mart, 3301 East Joppa Road, Parkville (claimed)

POWERBALL

  • $1 million ticket sold March 18 at Royal Farms #003, 7204 York Road, Baltimore (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $100,000 ticket sold March 19 at 7-Eleven #28813, 19235 Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $50,000 ticket sold March 21 at Drug City Pharmacy, 2805 North Point Road, Dundalk (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $50,000 ticket sold March 20 at 40 West BP, 8720 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City (unclaimed as of March 25)

RACETRAX

  • Two tickets worth $62,454.30 sold March 21 at Chesapeake Liquors, 6720-C Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie (both claimed)
  • $62,454.30 ticket sold March 21 at New Carrollton Liquors, 8433 Annapolis Road, Hyattsville (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $29,313.30 ticket sold March 24 at Arundel Mills Exxon, 7043 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $15,727 ticket sold March 18 at 7-Eleven #38446, 13350 Baltimore Avenue, Laurel (claimed)
  • $15,077 ticket sold March 21 at A-1 Laundromat, 6818-B Riverdale Road, Riverdale (unclaimed as of March 25)
  • $10,050 ticket sold March 23 at 7-Eleven #20640B, 162 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park (claimed)

The Maryland Lottery encourages players to check their tickets by scanning them at any Lottery retailer or with the Lottery’s mobile apps. Draw game winners have 182 days from the date of a drawing to claim their prizes, and scratch-off winners have 182 days from the announced end-of-game date.

Last claim dates for scratch-off tickets are published in the scratch-off section of mdlottery.com.