$3.6 Million Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold In Glen Burnie
GLEN BURNIE (WJZ) -- Happy Tuesday to one Maryland lottery player!
A lucky Glen Burnie resident bought a $3.6 million jackpot-winning Multi-Match ticket for the Monday, June 8 drawing. This marks the first Multi-Match win of 2015 and the fourth largest jackpot in Multi-Match history.
The winner can choose between an estimated $2.725 million cash option and the annuity. The winning ticket came from Sun Valley Liquors at 7933 Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard in Glen Burnie with the numbers 13, 22, 27, 34, 35 and 36.
Lottery officials encourage the winner to sign the back of the ticket immediately and put it in a safe location. The player must claim their prize in person at the Lottery headquarters at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore within 182 days of winning.
Sun Valley Liquors will get a $3,600 bonus for selling the winning ticket. In 2014, the Lottery saw nine Multi-match jackpot wins. The last win of the year was a $2.85 million winning ticket sold to a Parkville resident on Dec. 25 at Safeway #0105 in Waldorf. The top three Multi-Match jackpot wins were $4.8 million on Sept. 19, 2009; $4.45 million on March 18, 2010 and $3.8 million on Dec. 16, 2010.
Multi-Match is a $2 game. The Lottery draws six numbers from one 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 are 1 in 8.5.
