Maryland Powerball surge creates $1 million winner and 12 more big-ticket prizes in record week

BALTIMORE, MD – As Powerball fever swept the country with a $1.787 billion jackpot drawing on September 6, Maryland Lottery players quietly racked up more than $13.4 million in prizes — including one newly minted millionaire and 12 others who each claimed at least $50,000.

Though no jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Maryland, one player in Pikesville matched all five white balls for a $1 million second-tier win. In the same drawing, 12 additional Powerball players across the state scored third-tier prizes of $50,000 or more.

The prize surge came during a 42-draw jackpot roll that began after the previous Powerball jackpot was hit on May 31. Powerball ticket sales in Maryland during that peri

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