BALTIMORE, MD—A Cumberland man has won $1 million on a ticket sold at a Circle K in Allegany County, the Maryland Lottery has announced. The man, who has won lottery prizes in the past, calls the win “beyond our wildest dreams.”

The man was at work on Sunday when he noticed that the gas tank was nearly empty, according to a press release from the Lottery. He stopped at the Circle K at 911 East Old Town Road to get a coffee. He had $5 in his pocket, so he bought a FAST PLAY game. The ticket won $25, and the man looked for one more to play, according to the release. That led him to the MONOPOLY Properties game, which he had never played before.

When the man saw the $1 million match, he suspected that something was wrong.

“It was very early. I figured the machine might still be firing up,” the man said.

He ran the ticket through a ticket checker and then shouted, “All those zeros!”

The cashier asked if he was okay, and the man gave him a “thumbs up.” The man and his wife plan to use the money to buy property that they have been keeping an eye on.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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