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Unfortunately, even as the big prize for Tuesday night's drawing rises to the fourth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, the odds of matching all six numbers and winning the game don't improve.

This might be the best weekend to try your luck. The jackpots for two multi-state lottery games continued to climb this week

Maryland Lottery sales rose 6.8 percent in November, aided by large Powerball jackpots

Stephanie Novak doesn't play the lottery often, but on Saturday, she was one of millions in Maryland and across the country to get in line for a Powerball ticket as the jackpot soared to a record-breaking $900 million.

The Maryland winner of one of the largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history has come forward but wishes to remain anonymous, Maryland Lottery officials said Tuesday.

A lucky Mega Millions lottery player in Prince George's County selected all five numbers in Tuesday night's drawing, netting a $1 million prize.

One of two winning tickets in the $414 million Mega Millions lottery drawing Tuesday night was sold in Charles County, Md., lottery officials said.

Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $636 million, Maryland Lottery officials said on Tuesday.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot swelled to $400 million after no one won Tuesday night's drawing, the second largest pot in its history.

Penn National Gaming Inc. took another step Thursday toward being able to bid for a casino license in Prince George's County after Maryland gaming officials approved a corporate restructuring for the owner of Hollywood Casino Perryville.

Two winning Maryland Lottery tickets, each with a $250,000 prize, were drawn locally on Friday evening, lottery officials said Monday.

With a quarter-million dollar prize, this couple will have the honeymoon they dreamed of, and so much more.

A Cecil County man, James Young Starcher, was charged in connection with five bank robberies committed in the previous two months.

A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $250,000, purchased March 30 at a convenience store in Timonium, remains unclaimed, and there's about a week left before it becomes worthless.

Two $250,000 Mega Millions tickets purchased in Bel Air are still unclaimed

Howard County softball games for May 3

Well, since your reading this, you must know that I was not the holder of the winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Baltimore County.

Angela Hoover wasn't too optimistic about her chances of becoming an instant millionaire, but she dropped by Bel Air Liquors around lunchtime Thursday, anyway, to take a shot at winning the unprecedented half-billion-dollar Mega Millions lottery.

As customers exited the 7-Eleven on Charles Street in Towson on Friday morning, their usual coffees and energy drinks were accompanied by a Mega Millions lottery ticket or two.

Mega Millions winner starts Kickstarter for 'Your World' RPG game

The Maryland Lottery broke a sales record for the 14th consecutive year in fiscal 2011, generating $1.7 billion in sales, the agency said Monday. The lottery contributed $519 million to the general fund, an increase of $8.86 million, to go toward education, public safety, health and environmental programs.