Fourth jackpot hit in 2019

News Release, Maryland Lottery

We’ve got a winner! The Maryland Lottery is looking for a lucky Multi-Match player who won the $800,000 jackpot for the Monday, July 8 drawing.

The winner, who is the fourth player to hit a Multi-Match jackpot in 2019, can choose between the annuity and an estimated $475,000 cash option (before taxes). The winning ticket with the numbers 11, 12, 13, 23, 29 and 39 came from Fastop #59 located at 8834 Chesapeake Avenue in North Beach.

Lottery officials encourage the winner to sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe location. The player has 182 days to claim the prize in person at Lottery headquarters located at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore. The lucky Calvert County retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

For each $2 Multi-Match ticket, players receive three lines of six numbers from a range of 1 to 43. The Lottery draws six numbers from that range 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.

Watch the drawings at 11:22 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays on WBAL-TV. Results also are available online at mdlottery.com and on your smartphone. Simply download the free MD Lottery app in the Apple and Android app stores.

David M. Higgins II is an award-winning journalist and founder of The Southern Maryland Chronicle. A Baltimore native raised in Southern Maryland, Higgins founded the Chronicle in 2017 and has built it...