A Harford County Lottery player told officials that for six months every year she buys different kinds of Lottery tickets. But from April through September, it’s only baseball-themed games. This season it has been Home Run Riches Walk-off Winnings, a FAST PLAY game with a progressive jackpot. So far, the game has been very, very good to her.
“I love the Orioles, so when the season starts it just feels natural to play baseball games,” the financial consultant explained. The Lottery happens to offer a ticket that fits her needs every spring. “Whether it’s a scratch-off or FAST PLAY, I always choose the baseball game and I always seem to win – but not like this.”
She discovered her $84,503 win in the car outside of Saubel’s Market in Whiteford. “It didn’t seem real. I just stared at the ticket. Total shock.”
After confirming her win with the Lottery app, our winner hurried home to show her family. “I was a wreck, a total mess. I couldn’t put the words together to tell them what was happening, so I just showed them the ticket.” When the surprise wore off, the celebration began. “This whole thing is just so exciting.”
Home Run Riches Walk-off Winnings tickets became available in early March. The $5 game offered 15 progressive jackpot prizes, two of which have now been claimed. Saubel’s Market will receive a $845.03 bonus for selling the big winner. The Harford County business is located at 2902 Whiteford Road.
While she never expected a jackpot win, the Harford County woman told us that she watches every O’s game hoping to see her name when the Contestant of the Game is mentioned. Do you want to become Contestant of the Game and have home runs make you a winner? Enter winning and non-winning FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Walk-Off Winnings tickets into your My Lottery Rewards account to take part in the second-chance promotion. The $5 ticket features instant-win prizes ranging from $5 to $5,000 and a progressive jackpot top prize that starts at $40,000 and increases with the sale of each ticket until a progressive jackpot-winner is sold.
Contestant of the Game winners are randomly selected in monthly drawings throughout the baseball season, with one Contestant picked for each of the Orioles’ 162 regular season games.
Remaining drawings are scheduled May 27, June 24, July 29 and Aug. 26. Visit the My Lottery Rewards page and click Register to set up an account and start entering tickets.
