Maryland Lottery dishes out $29.5 million statewide after slew of $50,000 Pick 5 wins

Huge week of wins for Maryland players last week

By Kate Northrop

Lottery players across the state of Maryland have collectively hit it big after one week of wins valued at $10,000 and more resulted in a massive total payout of $29.5 million.

The Maryland Lottery has doled out a whopping $29.5 million in prize money after tallying up the total winnings from last week, including for Pick 5 players raking in thousands everywhere.

The Lottery attributed the payout to "a slew of $50,000 wins," which made the game the Lottery's "hottest ticket of the past week."

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