Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is $1.22 billion, but Maryland winners could take home much less due to the state’s high lottery tax rate.

Realizing he had an extra $5 in his pocket, the Taneytown man decided to splurge on some lottery tickets, Maryland Lottery officials said in a Dec. 23 news release. He bought two $1 scratch-offs and one $3 ticket, then he headed to his truck to scratch his tickets, lottery officials said.

A Charles County woman has turned a simple piece of advice into a life-changing $48,108 Keno win. The Southern Maryland caregiver followed her instincts and the guidance of two important people in her life to pick the right numbers at the right location,

The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $1.22 billion after no one managed to hit all six numbers on Christmas Eve. The Friday night drawing comes with a cash option of $549.7 million. If it's won,

The winner of Friday’s Mega Millions lottery drawing will receive an estimated $1.22 billion — the fifth-biggest jackpot in the game’s history — but only if they forgo the immediate lump-sum payment and choose the annuity.