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Enter the Maryland Lottery’s Fast Play game launches Home Run Riches Bases Loaded this season. If you’re one of the lucky players who are selected, you get $500 just for being chosen. You also get $500 every time the Orioles get a home run. This means you could win $5,000 when the Orioles hit a grand slam. Don’t miss your chance; play today. The deadline for the first entry is March 25, 2024.
How to participate
To participate, enter your eligible tickets at enter on the MD Lottery website or with your mobile app. Any winning or non-winning Fast Play Home Run Riches ticket can be entered. For each ticket you enter, you will receive one entry to the promotional game. You do not need to keep the original tickets once you have entered them.
How to play Home Run Riches Bases Loaded
Home Run Riches Bases Loaded is a $5 Fast Play Progressive Jackpot game with 17 chances to win. To play, you must match any of the five winning numbers on your Fast Play ticket. For each number you match, you win the prize shown beneath that number. If the Bases Loaded number matches any of the five winning numbers you win $500, instantly. This is the prize range for this game: $5, $10, $15, $20, $40, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $49,693.
X the Cash Scratch-Offs Second Chance
The Maryland Lottery is also currently running the X the Cash Promotion. X the Cash is a family of six instant-win games that can be purchased for $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, and $30. These scratch-off games have jackpot prizes of up to $2 million.
Even if you don’t win the first time around with these tickets, don’t throw them out. You still have a second chance to win big prizes. All you have to do is enter your non-winning X the Cash instant-win tickets into My Lottery Rewards for a chance to win big.
This Second Chance promotion gives you an opportunity to win the following cash prizes:
- Four drawings for a $50,000 cash prize
- One drawing for a $75,000 cash prize
When you enter your non-winning X the Cash instant-wins into your My Lottery account, the number of entries you will receive depends on the price points of your non-winning ticket. For example:
- $1 X the Cash: 1 entry
- $2 X the Cash: 2 entries
- $5 X the Cash: 5 entries
- $10 X the Cash: 10 entries
- $20 X the Cash: 20 entries
- $30 X the Cash: 30 entries
Your entries must be submitted by midnight on the night before the drawing to be eligible for that drawing. The drawing dates are:
| Entry Deadline | Cash Prize |
|---|---|
| 2/26/24 | $50,000 |
| 4/1/24 | $50,000 |
| 5/6/24 | $50,000 |
| 6/10/24 | $50,000 |
| 7/15/24 | $75,000 |
Enjoy playing the Maryland Lottery, and remember to play responsibly.
