One lucky Bel Air man turned a $5 Lottery purchase into a once-in-a-lifetime payday. First, he bought a $5 scratch-off that yielded a $20 win. He then decided to buy a FAST PLAY ticket. He typically sticks to scratch-offs, so he wasn’t very familiar with FAST PLAY games. He likes the number seven, which made the $20 FAST PLAY Super 777 game an easy choice – and the right choice. He took home an $828,616 progressive jackpot win.
The ticket was purchased at the Royal Farms store at 1601 Churchville Road in Bel Air on March 26. After scanning his ticket the first time, he was still unsure if he had won. He then decided to visit a nearby store for some additional confirmation. Not only did the store clerk confirm his near $1 million win, he also checked the Lottery website. Further confirmation came after he read an article that revealed there had been a winning ticket sold at that same Royal Farms store.
The winner, a retired manager, was quite surprised to learn of his windfall. He plans to use his winnings to pay off his house and car, possibly take a vacation and invest whatever is left.
The Harford County retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Some FAST PLAY games feature progressive jackpots. The jackpot amount grows with the sale of each ticket until a progressive-jackpot-winning ticket is sold.
