A Maryland lottery player woke up a millionaire after matching five white balls in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. Meanwhile, the game’s grand prize rolled over to an estimated $610.6 million for the upcoming drawing on Monday, October 19. According to reports from the Maryland Lottery, Fox Baltimore, and Yahoo, the winning ticket was purchased at a Royal Farms store located at 12545 Eastern Ave. in Middle River, Maryland.
The lucky ticket holder successfully matched all five white numbers but narrowly missed the grand prize by failing to match the red Powerball. Prior to Monday’s drawing, lottery officials placed the estimated cash value of the massive jackpot at $255.7 million.
Details of the Middle River Winning Ticket
The Middle River retail sale stands as one of the standout prizes during a busy stretch of lottery activity across the state. The Powerball jackpot has been steadily climbing since it was last claimed on August 12. Because no ticket matched all six numbers drawn during Saturday’s event, the top prize continued its upward trajectory, captivating players nationwide.
In addition to the seven-figure winner in Middle River, players across the United States scooped up numerous lower-tier prizes. Across Maryland alone, players have secured nearly $4.5 million in Powerball winnings since the current jackpot run began, which includes 13 prizes worth $50,000 or more.
Recent Maryland Lottery Highlights
The multimillion-dollar Powerball buzz follows a string of other lucrative wins across Maryland during the same weekly reporting period. Notably, a Fast Play ticket sold on October 15 at Bakers Liquors in Chester yielded a progressive jackpot win of $1,452,675. Other major regional prizes included:
- A $500,000 Gifts of Green scratch-off prize sold at Kettering BP in Upper Marlboro.
- A $108,470 Racetrax prize claimed in Elkridge.
- A $100,000 High Voltage scratch-off prize sold at a Marathon station in Lanham.
- A $20,000 winning ticket for the Maryland Lottery’s newer draw game, Powerball Xs & Os, sold at a Walmart in Pocomoke City.
Statewide, over 44 tickets won prizes of $10,000 or more between October 12 and October 18, pushing total prizes distributed across Maryland past $31.3 million for the week.
How to Play and Claim Prizes
Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night. Tickets cost $2 per play, with optional features like the Power Play multiplier available in most jurisdictions to increase non-jackpot winnings. Base jackpots start at $20 million and grow with each rollover until a player matches all numbers drawn.
Maryland Lottery officials strongly encourage winners to sign the backs of their tickets immediately and store them in a secure location. Winners of draw games and scratch-off tickets have specific timeframes-typically up to 182 days from the drawing or announced end-of-game date-to claim their prizes at authorized redemption centers or lottery headquarters.
