$1M Multi-Match Ticket Sold in Maryland

BERLIN, MD — Someone in Maryland is a new millionaire. The Maryland Lottery is looking for the Multi-Match player who bought a $1 million jackpot-winning ticket in Berlin for the Thursday, March 23 drawing.

The winner, who is the second player to hit a Multi-Match jackpot in 2017, can choose between the annuity and an estimated $700,000 cash option (before taxes), the lottery says. The winning ticket with the numbers 6, 14, 19, 22, 23 and 27 was sold at the 7-Eleven store located at 11055 Racetrack Road in Berlin.

Lottery officials encourage the winner to sign the back of the ticket immediately and keep it in a safe location. The player has 182 days to claim the prize in person at Lottery headquarters, 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore.

The Worcester County retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the ticket. Multi-Match made its debut in 2006, and the top three jackpot wins in the game’s history were $4.8 million on Sept. 19, 2009; $4.45 million on March 18, 2010 and $3.8 million on Dec. 16, 2010. Earlier this year, a Glen Burnie man claimed a $1.35 million jackpot won in the Jan. 16 drawing.

Multi-Match is a $2 game. Players pick one line of six numbers from 1 to 43, and the Lottery terminal completes each player’s ticket by randomly selecting two additional lines of six numbers. The Lottery draws six numbers from 1 to 43 every Monday and Thursday night. Players match between three and five numbers on any one line to win up to $1,000. Match between five and 18 numbers total on all three lines combined to win up to $2,000 more. To win the jackpot, players match all six numbers on any one line. The overall chances of winning a prize are 1 in 8.5.

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