Won big in August drawing
An anonymous Multi-Match player had fabulous luck on July 31 after buying a $2 quick-pick ticket for the game’s Aug. 1 drawing. The Baltimore resident hit the $540,000 jackpot!
The player visited the Sunoco at 1400 Liberty Road in Eldersburg to buy the ticket, which won the sixth Multi-Match jackpot awarded in Maryland in 2024. Other Maryland Multi-Match jackpots ranging from $500,000 to $2.1 million were won on March 25, April 29, May 30, June 3, June 20, July 15 and Aug. 1.
For selling a Multi-Match jackpot-winning ticket, the Lottery retailer located in Carroll County earned a bonus of $1,000 from the Lottery.
Multi-Match, which started in 2006, is the Maryland Lottery’s in-state jackpot game with tickets sold only in the state. On each $2 Multi-Match ticket, players receive three lines of six numbers in a range of 1 to 43. The Lottery draws six numbers from one to 43 every Monday and Thursday night.
To win the jackpot, players must match all six numbers on any one line. Players can win up to $1,000 by matching between three and five numbers on any one line, and they can win up to $2,000 more by matching between five and 18 numbers total on all three lines combined. The overall chances of winning are 1 in 8.5. The chances of winning the jackpot on a $2 ticket are approximately 1 in 2 million.
