Winners Showcase

It was Arthur O'Connor's lucky day when he purchased a $5 PALMS instant ticket from Republicash in Portland. Arthur won a trip for two to the PALMS Casino Resort in Las Vegas!! Enjoy!

Sheila Wallace of Lubec purchased her Megabucks Plus ticket at the Quik Shop in Lubec and won $30,000! Congratulations Sheila.

Albert Lappin Sr of Scarborough pictured here with Director Dan Gwadosky was the lucky winner of $500,000 when he purchased a $20 BONANZA instant ticket from First Stop Convenience in Scarborough. Congratulations!

Steven Bowers of Winthrop really has something to look forward too. Steven purchase a $5 PALMS instant ticket at J & S Oil in Manchester and won a trip to the PALMS CASINO in Las Vegas! Congratulations and enjoy yourself Steven.

Diane Murphy purchased a $20 CASH BLOWOUT instant ticket from Cumberland Farms in Bath and won $10,000! Congratulations Diane.

Congratulations to George Tully-Young. George purchased a $3 GIFTS instant ticket at Exit 48 Mobil in Portland and won $10,000.

Anne-Marie Wood from Westbrook has a reason to love our Christmas instant tickets. Anne-Marie purchased a $20 JINGLE BUCKS ticket at Cumberland Farms in Westbrook and won $20,000! She was also a big winner on a Christmas ticket in the previous year. Congratulations!

Jaimee Jenkins of Bangor was very excited when she came into the lottery today. Jaimee purchased her $2 CLUB CASINO instant ticket from River's Edge Convenience Store in Brewer and won $25,000. Congratulations Jaimee!

Frank Strollo purchased a $2 RUBY DAZZLER instant ticket from Damon's Quick Stop in Chelsea and won $7,777! Frank was anxious to leave and show all his buddies where they meet for coffee. Congratulations!

Raymond Heikkinen started the New Year with a big win. Raymond purchased his $5 Run the Table instant ticket at Northland General Store in Stratton and won $100,000! What an exciting to way to start 2010!

Congratulations to Diane Kelley! She purchased her $20 - $500,000 Cash Payout instant ticket and won $20,000!

Shaun McConnell of Medford, Massachusetts purchased a $5 $100,000 CLUB instant ticket at Mobil on the Run in Bridgton and won $100,000! Congratulations!

William McCarty of Skowhegan purchased a $3 Battleship instant ticket at Laney's Pit Stop in Skowhegan and won $60,000!!

Congratulations to Rhonda Cyr. She purchased a $3 SOLID GOLD CROSSWORD ticket from Rideout's Market in Millinocket and won $50,000.

Sai Ngchan of Lewiston turned out to be a winner in a big way! Sai purchased her $5 TICKET TO RIDE instant ticket a Cumberland Farms in Windham and won a Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited SUV instantly!

Gerard Cousineau received a pretty wonderful birthday present when he purchased his $2 Weekly Grand ticket at the Big Apple in Madison. Gerard won $5,000! Happy Birthday Gerard!

It was pretty exciting day here at the Maine State Lottery when we saw a white limo pull up. Out came Alyce Hart and her family from Buckfield. She purchased a $20 Holiday Riches instant ticket from Tilton's Market in Buckfield and won $250,000!! Congratulations.

Just in time for the holidays! Teresa Hall purchased her $20 Cash Xcitement at C & J' in Milo and won $10,000!! Congratulations!

James Whitmore & Patricia Rose were pretty excited when they came to see us here at the lottery! They received a $3 GIFTS instant ticket at a Christmas gift exchange party. Imagine their surprise when they scratched their ticket and won $75,000! The ticket was purchased at Fuller's Market in West Gardiner. Congratulations!

David Singo purchased his $2 BLACKOUT Bingo ticket at Circle K in Portland. David was the winner of $10,000! Happy Christmas shopping David!!

Congratulations to Corey Woodhead. He purchased one POWERBALL ticket from Hannaford in Falmouth and won $200,007!!

It was a big day when Denise Robichaud purchased her $10 Treasure Tree instant ticket from Circle K in Calais. Denise was the lucky winner of $250,000!! Best wishes to you Denise.

Shawn O'Neill came into our office thinking that maybe his winning Powerball ticket was worth $600. Imagine his surprise when he found out his ticket was worth $20,035!!! Shawn purchased his ticket at the Saco Clipper Mart in Saco. Congratulations!

Susan Grant won $10,014 playing Powerball at The Big Apple in Orono. Best Wishes Susan!

Jason Maurice celebrated the holidays a little early the year when he purchased his $2 Frosty The Doughman instant ticket at 7-Eleven in Portland. Jason won $25,000! Congratulations!

Pek Thy purchased his $10 Money Mainea instant ticket at Circle K in South Portland and was the lucky winner of $10,000. Congratulations Pek!

Daniel Mesich received a great wedding gift!! When Daniel purchased his $3 Gifts instant ticket at Circle K in Topsham he won $10,000. Considering he was just married the weekend before he truly did receive a big gift! Congratulations to you and your new bride.

Patricia York purchased a $2 Football Fever 2 instant ticket from Poirier's Market in Lewiston and won $15,000!! Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Michael Risti who won $500,000 playing the $20 Cash Payout instant game. Michael purchased his ticket at Merrill's store in North Waterboro. Michael said he's going to pay some bills and take his children on vacation to Disney. Enjoy!

Claire Bailey purchased a $20 - $500,000 Bonanza ticket at EZ Mart in Lewiston and won $20,000!! Congratulations!

James Tyler purchased a $2 Megabucks Plus ticket from Madore's Market in Farmington and came away $30,000 richer!! Happy winnings James!

Brett Calabrese was pretty excited when he won $13,000 on the $2 Ghost Money instant ticket at the Big Apple in Lewiston. Brett plans to take his family out to dinner at a favorite restaurant. Enjoy!!

Carlton Munro purchased his $2 Club Casino instant ticket from Toziers's Market in Searsport. He was the lucky winner of $25,000! Congratulations!!

Merrill Firshing purchased a $2 Firecracker $25,000 at the Big Apple in Madison. Merrill was the top prize winner of $25,000! By the looks of the lottery shirt, he's been here before! Congratulations Merrill!

Louise Bouley got a happy surprise when she purchased here $3 Big Money Bingo instant ticket from Landry's Quick Stop in Greene. She won $50,000!! Louise plans to do some home repairs & maybe a vacation. Have fun Louise!

Michael Keene had a dream that he won $500,000 playing the lottery. Imagine our surprise when he came to the lottery office 3 days after his dream. He had purchased a $20 Bonanza instant lottery ticket and WON $500,000 Michael purchased his winning ticket at Trenton Marketplace in Trenton. What a great story! Congratulations!

Deborah Hubbard decided to purchase a $5 Super 7's instant ticket at the Big Apple in Fairfield after her son had won $10,000 a week before. Imagine her surprise when she won $100,000. Now that's one lucky family!

Barbara Pohle purchased her $2 Triple Diamonds instant ticket at Lewiston Raceway and won $25,000! Congratulations!

Tamara O'Donnell purchased her $2 Triple Diamonds instant ticket at Jordan's Store in East Sebago. Tamara won $25,000!! She plans to use her winnings to help with her children's college. Congratulations!

Imagine Douglas Adams surprise when he purchased two $5 Ticket to Ride instant tickets from Potvin's Market in Old Orchard Beach. Douglas won a 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicle. Congratulations to Douglas & his wife. Enjoy!!

When Dennis Richardson purchased his $2 Monthly Bonus instant ticket from B & A Variety in Turner he won $2,000 a month for one year! Congratulations Dennis!

Rose Muller purchased her instant ticket at Hannaford in Windham. Her won $30,000 on her $3 USA Crossword instant ticket! Congratulations!

Karen Green was a lucky winner when she purchased her $2 Firecracker $25,000 instant ticket at Circle K in Boothbay Harbor. She won $25,000. Congratulations!

Cheryl Miller purchase her $20 - $500,000 Cash Blowout instant ticket from Hannaford in South Portland. Cheryl won $20,000! She plans to use her winnings to pay bills.

Jennifer Favreau is a lucky winner of $250,000! She purchased her $20 Cash Blowout instant ticket at Cumberland Farms in Brunswick. Jennifer plans to pay some bills and build a new horse barn.

Matthew Culbertson purchased his $2 Monthly Bonus instant ticket at 7-Eleven in Old Orchard Beach. Matthew was the lucky winner of $10,000! Matthew is headed to Alaska in July and his lucky winnings will help finance his trip. Congratulations and have a safe trip!

Jose Almaraz of Harmony recently won $25,000 in the "Firecracker $25,000" instant game. Jose was on his way to a graduation in southern new england and stopped to collect his winnings. Jose said he's going to have a little extra spending money for his trip but plans to use most of his winnings to pay off some bills.

Congratulations to Susan Theiss who recently won $10,007 playing Powerball. She was very excited about her win and is looking forward to enjoying the weekend. Susan purchased her winning ticket a the Food City in Turner.

1st Toyota Highlander Hybrid Winner Claimed!

Bonnie Smith of Dennysville won the first Toyota Highlander Hybrid in the Ticket to Ride instant game. Bonnie said she never expected it.. “I never expected to win the car. I was just hoping to get my $5.00 back”. Get her $5.00 back she did. Bonnie not only drove away in a brand new vehicle, she had the taxes paid and received a check for $8,151.00. Bonnie purchased her ticket at Morgan’s Pembroke Irving in Pembroke. Congratulations!

An excited Rhoda Bilodeau won $10,000 on her Megabucks ticket. She purchased her ticket at Shaw's in North Windham. Rhoda is pictured here with her family! Congratulations!!

Real Picard purchased his $2 Triple 7's ticket at Morin's Variety in Madawaska. He was so excited when won $17,000, he drove down to see us! Congratulations!!

Lucky winner Dana Morrison purchased his $2 HOT 100's ticket at Sam's Smoke & Novelties in Mechanic Falls. Dan won $20,000. He also told us the story of how he won $25,000 last summer, he is truly lucky!!

Dana Burke found himself being a big winner in our Summer Spectacular Raffle game. Dana won $25,000! His ticket was purchased at the Hannaford store in Scarborough.

Kenneth McLeod purchased a $2 Lucky Lobster Bingo ticket at Hammond-Ohio Street Variety. Kenneth won $20,000!! He plans to do some restoration work on his vehicles. Best wishes Kenneth.

George Abbott Jr., was one lucky guy when he purchased $5 Hot 7 Slots ticket at JD's Package store in East Waterboro. He won $100,000!! George is pictured here with his very excited son! Congratulations!

Merle Vicnaire purchased a $2 Ringo Bingo Tripler ticket at East Newport Grocery in East Newport. Merle was the winner of $10,000! Congrulations!

CLAUDETTE CARON PURCHASED HER $20 - $500,000 BONANZA LOTTERY TICKET AT EZ MART IN LEWISTON, SHE WON $10,000! CONGRATULATIONS!

Brenda Ripton of Newport is the winner of Hold' Em Poker Grand Prize Drawing. Here Director Dan Gwadosky presents a check to her for the $1,000,000 Prize!!

What lucky day for Rhonda Small. She bought her $5.00 Sterling Silver ticket at Maquoit Market and won $100,000! Congratulations!!

When Alysha Begin purchased her $5.00 - $100,000 Money Carlo at Cumberland Farms in Fairfield she won $10,000! Alysha plans to use her winnings for college. Congratulations!

What a day!! Two friends, Plamen Ilinov and Issidore Mintchev. Two tickets bought within hours of each other at The Calabash in South Portland. Two big winners of $100,000 each!! Plamen purchased the $5 $100,000 Club and Issidore purchased the $5 Deal or No Deal ticket. Pictured here are the lucky winners with our Director, Dan Gwadosky.

Lucky Jo Ann McPhee purchased a $10 Blazin' Bucks ticket from Hannaford in Buxton and won $10,000. Jo Ann plans to use her winnings for to feather her retirment nest egg. Congratulations!

Virginia Clark was more than a little surprised when she checked her Powerball ticket she had purchased at Leadbetter's Super Stop in Bangor. Virginia won $20,000! Congratulations.

Congratulations to Jane Heap of West Farmington. She won BIG when she purchased a $10 Merry Money instant ticket at the Circle K in Farmington. Jane won $250,000!

Peter Kilgore purchased a $20 - $500,000 Bonanza instant ticket from The Corner Place in South Paris. Congratulations to Peter on winning $20,000!!