A Maryland man gave his brother a lottery ticket for Christmas, and the timing couldn’t have been better. Little did he know, it would bring about “a change in fortunes” for his brother, Maryland ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto What started as a holiday snack run soon turned into the “best Christmas ever” for a Maryland woman who won a top prize from a scratch-off game, lottery officials said.

A man won $100,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket he received as a Christmas gift, the Maryland Lottery said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man had to step away from a holiday party to make sure a ...