Hyattsville scratch-off wins $1 million at Chillum Wine & Spirits

A Hyattsville liquor store just became the week’s biggest lucky stop in Maryland, after a scratch-off bought at Chillum Wine & Spirits on Eastern Avenue paid out $1 million. The retailer will also get a $1,000 bonus for selling the top-prize ticket.

The win topped the Maryland Lottery’s June 1-7 winners report, which showed 23 tickets statewide worth at least $10,000 and more than $30.5 million paid out across all games. The Hyattsville ticket outranked a $100,000 scratch-off winner in Leonardtown and three $50,000 Pick 5 tickets purchased in Charles County, a reminder that the county’s million-dollar headline was part of a busy week for big prizes statewide.

The ticket came from the $1,000,000 Crossword game, which launched in February as the Maryland Lottery’s first $25 scratch-off. The game started with four $1 million top prizes, and three were still unclaimed in the separate lottery reporting that accompanied the Hyattsville win. That keeps the game’s top end alive for players who still treat a scratch-off like a quick errand rather than a long shot.

Maryland Lottery guidance is straightforward for anyone holding a winning ticket: sign the back immediately and keep it in a safe place. Winners also have the right to remain anonymous, and the Lottery does not release a winner’s name or photo without written consent. For prizes larger than $25,000, the ticket must be redeemed at the Maryland Lottery Customer Resource Center in Baltimore, by appointment. Scratch-off claim deadlines vary by game, but they are always announced with 182 days’ notice.

For Prince George’s County, the appeal is part geography, part possibility. A familiar storefront on Eastern Avenue turned into the point of entry for the week’s largest Maryland Lottery prize, and that is exactly why these stories travel fast through neighborhoods: they attach a life-changing number to a place people already know. For Chillum Wine & Spirits, the ticket was sold; for Hyattsville, it was another entry in the county’s growing list of ordinary places that suddenly felt extraordinary.