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Dystopian novelists — from Orwell to Bradbury to Collins — consistently sound intellectual alarm bells about the future of our democracy unless policies and practices change. A lottery for housing for poor people should do exactly the same. Rather than making it the stuff of popular culture, let's work toward the development of a true comprehensive housing policy — one based on actual human need and not blind luck.

A Powerball lottery ticket worth $2 million was sold at a liquor store in Laurel, according to state lottery officials.

A Powerball lottery ticket worth $2 million was sold at a liquor store in Laurel, according to state lottery officials.

Second-tier winning Powerball ticket, valued at $1 million, was sold at Happy 40 Liquors in Elkton.

A second-tier, $1 million Powerball lottery ticket was sold at a Cecil County convenience store for the Saturday drawing, lottery officials said.

Millions of dollars remain unclaimed in past contests, Maryland lottery officials say

Miller, a 74-year old Bel Air resident, had just found out he won seats to watch the hometown favorite, Baltimore Ravens, tackle and throw their way through 20 years worth of games.

There is a 50 percent chance that someone from Harford County will win tickets to Baltimore Ravens home games for the next 20 years.

The drawing for the sixth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history will be held Wednesday night, with $400 million on the line.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $400 million after no one won Saturday night's drawing.

A winning second-tier $1 million ticket for Saturday night's Maryland State Lottery drawing was sold at the Maryland House on I-95 in Aberdeen, according to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.

Magothy Inn in Pasadena sold a $1 million Mega Millions ticket.

A Powerball lottery ticket sold at a Rockville gas station won a $1 million prize in Saturday night's drawing, Maryland Lottery officials said Sunday.

Continuing a trend in recent years of massive jackpots, the Mega Millions lottery has reached $344 million after no one won Friday night's drawings.

Continuing a trend in recent years of massive jackpots, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot is nearing a $300 million payout for a drawing this week.

The Maryland Lottery is searching for three weekend winners for the Saturday drawing.

A $1 million Powerball lottery ticket was sold at a Food Lion in Cockeysville, Maryland Lottery officials said.

Powerball players have a 1-in-175 million chance of winning the fifth largest lottery jackpot in history – a whopping $400 million – in the drawing Wednesday night.

The Powerball jackpot ballooned to $400 million after no one won the latest drawing on Saturday, the fourth time this year that lottery's jackpot has passed the $300 million mark.

One lucky Powerball player in Maryland is among those raking in the cash after Wednesday night's $448 million jackpot drawing, according to Maryland Lottery officials.

Harford County has seen a spike in lottery purchases as the very big jackpot approaches, joining the ranks of hopefuls around the state.

Jackpot marks fourth-largest ever.

The Powerball jackpot has swelled to $400 million after no one won the latest drawing Saturday.

After few months without a massive jackpot, the national Powerball drawing is again gaining stream, raising its prize to $300 million ahead of Saturday's drawing

The owner of a $1 million winning Powerball ticket purchased in Westminster has come forward to claim her prize, but she doesn't expect the money to lead to significant changes in her family's life, according to the Maryland Lottery.

Let independents vote in the Maryland GOP primary? Absolutely, if the party wants to win statewide office ever again

A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold in a Westminster convenience store, the Maryland lottery announced Friday.

Two winning Powerball tickets — one from Baltimore City, one from Calvert County, and each with a second-tier prize of $1 million — were pulled from Wednesday night's drawing, said the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on Thursday.