Latest Maryland Powerball Ticket Winners
A Powerball jackpot run that is now entering its fourth month produced a pair of $1 million prizes in Maryland last week. The two $1 million Powerball prizes came in tickets sold July 28 in Odenton and July 31 in College Park as excitement continued to build with the jackpot rolling to an estimated annuity value of $748 million for the Aug. 3 drawing (estimated cash value $325.1 million). During the week of July 27-Aug. 2, a total of 24 tickets statewide delivered Lottery prizes of $10,000 or more and the total winnings for all prizes statewide came to more than $28.8 million.
$50,000 Powerball Wins: Prince George’s County and Hyattsville
When the store’s Lottery sign caught his eye, he thought to himself: “Why not give it a shot?” This from one half of a Prince George’s County couple that won $50,000 playing Powerball on the Fourth of July. An electrician apprentice from Hyattsville enjoys occupying his free time with lottery games, including both scratch-off tickets and terminal games. He recently bought a $2 Powerball ticket and it turned out to be a $50,000 winner.
Top Maryland Powerball Jackpots in History
Largest Powerball Jackpot Winners. $731,100,000 – Powerball – January 20, 2021. Allegany County Retailer Sells Jackpot-Winning Powerball Ticket. $128,800,000 – Powerball – December 25, 2011. Powerball Winners Claim Second-Largest Jackpot In Maryland History. $108,800,000 – Powerball – September 7, 2011. Abingdon Couple Claims $108.8 Million Powerball Jackpot.
Prize Claiming Rules and Next Drawing Policies
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 date. Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem tickets at the Maryland Lottery Customer Resource Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes up to $25,000 can be claimed at the cashier window of any of the six casinos in Maryland. After a jackpot-winning Powerball ticket is sold, the starting jackpot amount for the next drawing will be determined by game sales and interest rates and will be announced prior to the drawing. There is no minimum jackpot increase for each roll.
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All exact text, statistics, and policies were directly extracted from the official Maryland Lottery gaming board domain (mdlottery.com), prioritizing primary regulatory reporting and official winner logs.
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