Arnold Couple Claims First $50,000 Top Prize in Maryland THE PRICE IS RIGHT Game

An Anne Arundel County couple from Arnold claimed the first $50,000 top prize in Maryland's newly released THE PRICE IS RIGHT scratch-off game, turning a late-August lunch stop into a major lottery win.

The couple visited Maryland Lottery headquarters on September 9, 2026, to claim the prize. The claim date was also the event date recorded for the winning ticket and the couple's visit to lottery headquarters.

The winning ticket was purchased in late August 2026, during the opening weeks of the game. THE PRICE IS RIGHT went on sale in Maryland on August 21, 2026, making the purchase part of the game's first period of availability.

The winner selected THE PRICE IS RIGHT because it was a newly released game. The ticket was bought while the winner was stopping to get lunch, adding an ordinary errand to the circumstances surrounding the top-prize claim.

The purchase took place at the 7-Eleven at 497 Jumpers Hole Road in Severna Park. The ticket was also scratched at that location, so the purchase and the discovery of the winning result both occurred at the Anne Arundel County-area retailer.

The game is a $5 Maryland Lottery scratch-off. Its first claimed $50,000 top prize came from a ticket bought shortly after the game entered circulation, and the prize was claimed by a couple who live in nearby Arnold.

The couple plans to use the prize money for practical updates at home. Their stated plans include replacing appliances and furniture, directing part of the winnings toward household items rather than identifying a broader use for the money.

The claim also produced a benefit for the retailer that sold the ticket. The Severna Park 7-Eleven is set to receive a $500 bonus for selling the ticket that delivered the game's first claimed $50,000 top prize.

Five additional $50,000 top prizes remained available when the Maryland Lottery published the details of the claim. The game also had eight $5,000 second-tier prizes remaining at that time, although those figures describe availability when the claim information was published and can change as tickets are sold and prizes are claimed.

The Maryland Lottery's account identifies this as the first $50,000 top prize claimed in THE PRICE IS RIGHT. The claim therefore marks the game's first completed top-prize claim while additional prizes listed by the lottery remained available.

Players with non-winning THE PRICE IS RIGHT tickets can enter those tickets through My Lottery Rewards for the game's second-chance promotion. Readers seeking current statewide draw information can use the latest Maryland lottery results page.