Maryland Woman Wins $50K Lottery Prize Again—Almost Exactly One Year Later

A Maryland woman just pulled off something most lottery players only dream about — winning the same $50,000 prize twice from the same game, almost exactly one year apart.

The Westminster resident recently stopped by the Maryland Lottery headquarters on March 4 to claim her latest $50,000 Bonus Match 5 prize, which came from a drawing held in November 2025.

A lucky strategy that paid off

The winner says she has a simple rule when it comes to lottery tickets:

• If a ticket wins, she plays those numbers again the next day.

That approach worked perfectly this time. She reused numbers from a previous quick-pick ticket that once won her $400, and those same numbers helped land the $50,000 jackpot. On top of that, she also picked up another $15 from a second ticket in the same drawing.

Lightning strikes twice

Here’s the truly wild part:

• She also won $50,000 from Bonus Match 5 in November 2024

• Her latest $50,000 win came almost exactly one year later

Talk about incredible timing.

The Westminster player says Bonus Match 5 is her go-to daily game, and clearly it has been treating her well.

What’s next for the winnings?

Now she’s deciding how to use the prize money. Two ideas are currently on the table:

• Buying a new vehicle

• Remodeling her kitchen

Either way, hitting the same $50K prize two years in a row is a streak most players would love to have.