Maryland lottery wheels
Maryland has 2 lotto-style games: Multi-Match and Bonus Match 5. It also sells Powerball and Mega Millions. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the Maryland games compare and how to play a wheel there.
Maryland lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Match | 6 of 43 | $2 | 2 | Jackpot, from $500,000 | 1 in 6,096,454 | 10 numbers, 10 tickets, $20 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 7.9 draws |
| Bonus Match 5 | 5 of 39 + drawn Bonus Ball | $0.67 | 7 | $50,000 | 1 in 575,757 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $12 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 10 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which Maryland game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Multi-Match. With 10 of its 43 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 7.9 draws, about once every 4 weeks.
- For the lowest cost per line: Bonus Match 5, at $0.67 a line.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Multi-Match, at 1 in 6,096,454 per line.
Buying tickets in Maryland
- Tickets are sold in stores, not online.
- State law bans online ticket sales, though subscriptions can be bought online.
- The lottery's app can turn your numbers into a digital playslip, a QR code the retailer scans. That's the quickest way to enter a wheel's lines.
- Paper playslips must be official ones marked by hand; printouts and copies are refused. Copy each line onto a playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the Maryland Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the Maryland Lottery.
National games in Maryland
Other Maryland Lottery games
The Maryland Lottery also runs Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Cash Pop, Keno, Racetrax, 5 Card Cash and Fast Play. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.