FORT WASHINGTON, MD – The Mega Millions jackpot continues to soar, and on July 25, another lucky player in Fort Washington, Maryland, became a millionaire. Along with this impressive win, an additional 29 players across the state secured prizes of $10,000 or more while playing various Lottery games during the past week.
The Mega Millions jackpot has been on a remarkable run since April 18 when a player in New York won a $20 million jackpot. Since then, no one has managed to hit the jackpot, leading to an astounding $1.05 billion prize for the upcoming drawing on August 1. During this remarkable run, three Mega Millions players in Maryland have claimed winning tickets worth $1 million or more, including the Fort Washington player in the July 25 drawing. The other second-tier winners of $1 million or more were located in Baltimore and Catonsville.
Additionally, since April, 18 more players matched four of the five regular balls along with the Mega Ball, earning prizes ranging from $10,000 to $40,000. Interestingly, seven of these prizes remain unclaimed as of July 31. The unclaimed prizes were from tickets bought in Elkridge, Grantsville, Lanham, Rockville, Towson, and Upper Marlboro (two).
Mega Millions offers nine prize tiers, with a match of all five balls without the Mega Ball yielding a prize of $1 million, while a match of four of the five regular balls along with the Mega Ball pays $10,000.
Mega Millions drawings take place at 11 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday.
For an extra $1, players can opt for the Megaplier ticket add-on, which increases the amount of non-jackpot wins by applying a randomly selected multiplier.
In total, 30 tickets worth $10,000 or more were sold or redeemed in the seven days ending on July 30, and the Maryland Lottery paid out more than $29.9 million in prizes during that time frame.