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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Local Mega Millions Winner Dreams of New Homes, the Beach

The $26 million ticket came from Howard County. The 48-year-old retiree is going to the beach.

That didn’t take long.  The Mega Millions Jackpot winner has come forward, just two days after the Maryland Lottery announced that the winning ticket had been sold in Howard County. A grandmother of two, the winner said she plans to buy a house or two, according to a statement released by the Maryland Lottery.  Preferably on the beach. “This will be the first time anyone from our family has ever owned a home,” the winner told Lottery officials. The 48-year-old retiree and her fiancé joked Tuesday night that they might wake up millionaires, according to a statement released by Lottery officials. It seems she still isn’t certain if it’s a joke. “I am still in denial,” said the winner, who wants to remain anonymous.  “I even drove by the …

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Mega Millions Ticket Bought in Howard County

Monday, July 23, 2012

Mega Millions Paces Maryland Lottery to Record Year

The Maryland Lottery reported its 15th consecutive year of sales growth, helped along by interest from the $656 million jackpot in March.

A record-setting Mega Millions jackpot helped pace the Maryland Lottery to a record of its own, with the agency reporting a 4.7 percent increase in sales over the previous fiscal year. The lottery said Monday that figures from fiscal year 2012 showed the 15th consecutive year of sales growth, despite greater competition from casinos and a dearth of new retail outlets. The lottery generated $1.795 billion in sales during fiscal year 2012, up $80.4 million from the year prior. Those sales translated into $556 million into Maryland’s general fund and $1.066 billion in prizes awarded to players. Interest in the Maryland Lottery was high earlier this year, when the jackpot for the national Mega Millions game reached a record $656 million in …

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Jim Burnetti

4:11 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012

Fix our schools. Governor O'Malley. This indicates our Maryland schools are doing a bad job of teaching math and probability.   more ›

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