Maryland's Draw Game Lineup
The Maryland Lottery offers seven draw games ranging from daily digit games to multi-state jackpot blockbusters. Maryland stands out for two reasons: its unique in-state games (Bonus Match 5 and Multi-Match) and its tax burden. Maryland taxes lottery winnings at 9.5% state plus 2.25% to 3.20% local county tax, bringing the combined rate to roughly 12%. That makes Maryland the highest combined state-plus-local lottery tax rate of any state currently in our app.
Pick 3
Maryland Pick 3 is a 3-digit game drawn twice daily — midday at approximately 12:28 PM ET and evening at approximately 7:56 PM ET. Choose 3 digits from 0-9 (digits can repeat) and select your play type: Straight, Box, Straight/Box, Front Pair, Back Pair, or Combo. Straight bets pay $500 on a $1 wager with odds of 1 in 1,000. With over 700 draws per year, Pick 3 generates the largest dataset of any Maryland game for frequency and pattern analysis.
Pick 4
Pick 4 mirrors Pick 3 but with 4 digits, drawn on the same midday and evening schedule at 12:28 PM and 7:56 PM ET. Straight bets pay $5,000 on a $1 wager with odds of 1 in 10,000. All the same play types available in Pick 3 apply here, including Box and Straight/Box for players seeking better odds at lower payouts.
Pick 5
Maryland Pick 5 is a 5-digit game drawn twice daily at the same times as Pick 3 and Pick 4. Choose 5 digits from 0-9 (with replacement). Straight bets pay $50,000 on a $1 wager with odds of 1 in 100,000. Like the other digit games, Pick 5 supports Straight, Box, and combination play types.
Bonus Match 5
Bonus Match 5 is Maryland's own ball-draw game — pick 5 numbers from 1-39, and a separate Bonus Ball is drawn from the same 1-39 pool. Drawings are daily at approximately 7:56 PM ET. The rolling jackpot starts at $50,000 and grows until won. Matching all 5 main numbers plus the Bonus Ball wins the jackpot, with odds of approximately 1 in 575,757 for the 5 main numbers alone. The Bonus Ball adds extra prize tiers for players who match fewer main numbers but hit the bonus.
- Match 5 + Bonus: Jackpot (rolling)
- Match 5: $10,000
- Match 4 + Bonus: $500
- Match 4: $50
- Match 3 + Bonus: $10
- Match 3: $3
- Match 2 + Bonus: $1
Multi-Match
Multi-Match is a Maryland-exclusive game with a unique twist. For each $2 ticket, you receive 3 lines of 6 numbers selected from 1-43. Drawings are Monday and Thursday at approximately 7:56 PM ET. If any of your three lines matches all 6 drawn numbers, you win the jackpot. Odds of winning the jackpot on a single line are 1 in 6,096,454, but with three lines per ticket the effective odds are roughly 1 in 2,032,151. The multi-line structure makes Multi-Match unlike any game in other states we track.
Powerball & Mega Millions
Maryland participates in both major multi-state games. Powerball (5/69 + 1/26) draws Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Mega Millions (5/70 + 1/24) draws Tuesday and Friday. Both games carry jackpots that frequently exceed $100 million. Remember that Maryland's combined state and local tax of approximately 12% will apply on top of the 24% federal withholding, making effective tax rates on large prizes around 36-37%.
Next Steps
Start analyzing Maryland draw history with our Frequency Analysis tool to see which numbers are hitting most often, or check Hot & Cold Numbers to spot current streaks and gaps across all Maryland games.
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