Monday night purchase occurred in Owings Mills
A FAST PLAY Home Run Riches player just hit one out of the park on Monday night, scoring the largest progressive jackpot to date in the Maryland Lottery’s $5 game. The player won the third of the game’s 20 jackpots, landing a $124,716 prize on a ticket purchased at an Owings Mills grocery.
Check your ticket closely if you bought a FAST PLAY Home Run Riches game at Giant #2318, located at 10210 Mill Run Circle in Owings Mills. The Home Run Riches ticket, which went on sale March 8, has a progressive jackpot that starts at $40,000 and keeps growing with the purchase of each ticket until someone buys a progressive jackpot-winner. Players have claimed two other progressive jackpot-winning Home Run Riches tickets on April 30 and March 26 worth $77,698 and $64,708.
Progressive jackpot amounts are updated on the Lottery’s website every 15 minutes, and an up-to-the-minute total is printed on each ticket. This exciting game can make players home-run rich, too, through its Contestant of the Game second-chance promotion. The final entry deadline is Aug. 23.
Lottery officials encourage the big winner to sign the back of the ticket immediately and put it in a safe location. Winners get 182 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes. Instructions on claiming prizes in person or by mail are available HERE. The lucky Giant can celebrate, too. The grocery earns a $1,000 bonus for selling a jackpot-winning FAST PLAY ticket.
