A lottery player won big after changing up her routine, Maryland officials said. On July 3, the woman from Essex decided to add “a few extra combinations to her regular Bonus Match 5 bet” and had no idea the split decision would land her $50,000, according to a July 15 news release by the Maryland Lottery.

A Maryland Lottery player in Baltimore hit the jackpot seven times in a single day, winning a total of $350,000 on Bonus Match 5 tickets sold

A long-haul trucker from North Carolina spent the night in Maryland and ended up winning a $50,000 lottery prize.

A heavy equipment operator in Maryland won big with a scratch-off ticket — and it’s not the first time he’s collected a lottery windfall. The man won $50,000 about a decade ago and then “scratched his way to a $50,000 top prize” with a Cash to Go ticket purchased July 5, Maryland Lottery officials said in a July 8 news release.

A longtime Maryland Lottery player from Jessup claimed a $50,000 prize after scratching off a winning $30 Cash is King ticket, officials

The Maryland Lottery launched an contest Tuesday for local artists. Three winning artworks will be reproduced on scratch-off tickets.

The win came at the perfect time — after his lawn mower’s engine blew out. Now he can afford to replace it, he told officials.