BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County couple is celebrating a life-changing win after scooping a $2,948,742 prize from a Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY game. On November 26th, the couple claimed the $30 progressive jackpot FAST PLAY game VIP Club prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. This is the largest progressive jackpot prize in the nearly five-year history of FAST PLAY games since their February 2020 launch, surpassing the previous record of $2,620,246 won in October 2021.

The lucky husband, who has chosen to remain anonymous, purchased the winning ticket at J&S Liquors, located at 10000 Liberty Road in Randallstown. The winner usually buys Cash4Life, Mega Millions, and Powerball tickets, but decided to try VIP Club after seeing the progressive jackpot was nearly $3 million. The clerk asked him, “You know the ticket costs $30?” After hesitation, he tried the ticket. After winning $200 on another VIP Club ticket, he decided to purchase two more, which he stashed at home. Days later, when he heard about a big winning ticket sold at J&S Liquors, he realized he could be the lucky winner.

“I wonder what he’s doing,” his wife recalled thinking when he rushed home to check the tickets. Upon revealing one of the tickets, he calmly announced to his wife, “We’re millionaires.”

Initially in disbelief, she confirmed the ticket and their newfound millionaire status. “He doesn’t seem excited, but he gets excited,” she explained. The couple waited over a week to claim their prize, stating that they needed to “let it marinade.”

The win brings retirement closer for the couple, though the husband, described as a “live-to-work” kind of guy, may not be ready to hang up his hat just yet. She doubts he will give up working. She replied, “We’ll see.”

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

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