Powerball Lottery

Two $1 million Powerball tickets drawn; prizes yet to be claimed

2013-05-23 06:42:00

Two winning Powerball tickets — one from Baltimore City, one from Calvert County, and each with a second-tier prize of $1 million — were pulled from Wednesday night's drawing, said the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on Thursday....

Powerball jackpot ticket sale recalls Maryland lottery scramble

2013-05-19 06:46:00

The world is waiting Sunday to find out who bought the Powerball jackpot winning ticket at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla. Nobody had come forward by mid-morning.� It could take a few days before anybody claims the prize, but it's best to be...

One winning ticket in Florida for $590.5 million Powerball prize

2013-05-19 10:25:00

A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late Saturday, but there was no word about who won. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52,...

Maryland Lottery fixes computer problem

2013-05-21 07:05:00

Maryland Lottery officials say they've mostly fixed a computer glitch that prevented players from cashing their winning tickets over the weekend -- including thousands who won minor prizes in Saturday's Powerball drawing. "There was a little issue...

Maryland gambling exclusion expanded to lottery tickets

2013-05-21 15:23:15

Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday. The program is an expansion of the casino exclusion program launched in 2011, several months after Maryland's...

Powerball jackpot reaches $600 million

2013-05-17 10:11:24

Strong Powerball ticket sales since a Wednesday night drawing with no big winner have further padded an already large jackpot, lottery officials said Thursday afternoon. It now stands at $600 million, with the cash option moving up to $376.9 million,...

Winning numbers drawn as Powerball jackpot grows to $320 million

2013-03-23 20:34:00

No one has won the Powerball jackpot since February so there is a roll over jackpot of $320 million up for grabs. The unofficial winning numbers drawn Saturday night were 17, 29, 31, 52 and 53. The Powerball was 31. Drawing results are pending....

Two $1 million Powerball tickets sold in Maryland

2013-03-18 07:39:00

If you bought a lottery ticket for the Powerball drawing on Saturday in Dundalk or Taneytown, you might be $1 million richer. The Maryland Lottery announced Monday that two second-tier Powerball tickets worth $1 million were bought in the state —...

Something special brewing with these Ravens

2013-01-13 17:29:00

When Justin Tucker's game-winning 47-yard field goal slipped inside the right goal post at Sports Authority Field and dismissed Peyton Manning and the heavily favored Denver Broncos from the playoffs, there was nothing to do but watch in wonder and then...

Harford custodian wins $2 million Powerball prize

2012-11-29 16:27:00

If Harford County custodian Almerta Williams had a better pair of glasses, she might not have won $2 million from the Powerball lottery this week. Williams thought she had chosen numbers that matched the birthdays of relatives, but thanks to an old pair...

Powerball jackpot winner in Maryland?

2012-11-30 18:06:00

The public fascination with who won the record $587.5 million Powerball jackpot turned to Maryland on Friday, as reports surfaced that a customer at an Upper Marlboro gas station claimed he had the coveted winning ticket. Negassi Ghebre, acting...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday

2012-11-30 04:45:00

WEATHER: Mostly sunny, high near 52. Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Some Md. Sandy victims still waiting for federal aid: A month after Sandy...

Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again.

2013-05-18 04:48:00

A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. Someone walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

A monitor at a Bethesda, Md., gas station shows the expected jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing.

2013-05-18 00:00:00