Maryland Woman Wins Second $50,000 Lottery Prize in 3 Months

Intuition leads to back-to-back Bonus Match 5 jackpots

Published on Feb. 26, 2026

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A Middle River, Maryland woman has won her second $50,000 Bonus Match 5 lottery prize in just three months. The woman, who credits her intuition for picking the winning numbers, plans to use the latest windfall to further pay down her mortgage and assist her adult children.

Why it matters

Winning the lottery twice in such a short timeframe is an extremely rare occurrence, highlighting the woman's uncanny ability to correctly predict the winning numbers. Her story provides inspiration and hope to other lottery players that persistence and trusting one's instincts can pay off.

The details

The woman, who has not been named, told Maryland Lottery officials that she occasionally gets a strong feeling about a set of numbers and will buy lottery tickets with those digits. She followed that intuition when purchasing a ticket for the February 15th Bonus Match 5 drawing at a local gas station, which ended up being a $50,000 winner - her second such prize in just three months. The woman previously collected $50,000 from a Bonus Match 5 drawing in December, using that money to pay down her mortgage and help her adult children.

  • The woman won her first $50,000 Bonus Match 5 prize in December 2025.
  • The woman won her second $50,000 Bonus Match 5 prize on February 15, 2026.

The players

Middle River Woman

An anonymous Maryland resident who has won two $50,000 Bonus Match 5 lottery prizes in the span of just three months.

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What they’re saying

“I see things a lot of folks can't see.”

— Middle River Woman (Breitbart)

The takeaway

This remarkable story of back-to-back lottery wins demonstrates the power of intuition and perseverance. While most people may view the lottery as a game of pure chance, this woman's experience shows that trusting one's instincts can lead to life-changing windfalls, even in the most unlikely of circumstances.