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In 1972, citizens of Maryland approved a constitutional amendment to begin a government-run lottery. [1] The Maryland Lottery began on January 2, 1973. [2] The Lottery opened its doors for the first time with 94 employees to handle operations, 3,800 sales agents to sell tickets and 51 banks to distribute tickets to agents and handle deposits.
10. $731.1 Million (Maryland) in 2021. A group of anonymous winners, who dubbed themselves "The Power Pack" won the largest prize in Maryland Lottery history on January 20, 2021. The player who ...
Lotteries in the United States did not always have sterling reputations. One early lottery in particular, the National Lottery, which was passed by Congress for the beautification of Washington, D.C., and was administered by the municipal government, was the subject of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision – Cohens v. Virginia. [7]
€120.0 million (US$126.8 million) was the largest jackpot in the Eurojackpot history, won on 6 December, 2024 by two tickets in Germany. €371.1 million (US$394.6 million) was the largest single-ticket jackpot in Italy's SuperEnalotto lottery, won on 16 February 2023.
Maryland’s in-state jackpot game, Multi-Match, delivered a $560,000 jackpot to a player in Cumberland. The Multi-Match ticket matched the six winning numbers: 3, 14, 29, 30, 32 and 35.
A Maryland woman took home a game’s top prize after an “unusual” instant lottery ticket caught her eye, lottery officials said.
The lucky 67-year-old from Oxon Hill, Maryland, just claimed the first top prize of $1 million in a new $20 game. She continued her lucky streak from when she won big off a Pick 5 ticket in a July ...
Here's the latest on Shore winners from the Maryland Lottery, plus more on the big Powerball and Mega Millions games. $100,000 winner in Delmar, plus a winning ticket in Salisbury.