Baltimore county couple’s spur-of-the-moment ticket nets historic $2. 9 million jackpot — Stack of bank packages of hundred dollars, fifty dollars and twenty dollar bills. Paper money, pile of 100, 50 and 20 US dollars banknotes, isometric view. Vector illustration on white background

RANDALLSTOWN, MD. — A Baltimore County couple is celebrating a life-changing $2,948,742 win after claiming the largest progressive jackpot in the history of Maryland Lottery’s FAST PLAY games on the $30 VIP Club ticket.

The husband, a regular lottery player, purchased the winning ticket earlier this month at J&S Liquors on Liberty Road after noticing the jackpot had climbed to nearly $3 million. Initially hesitant due to the ticket’s $30 price tag, he gave it a try and later discovered he had won the record-breaking prize.

After realizing their life-altering win, the couple kept the news quiet, waiting more than a week to claim their jackpot. “It needed to marinate for a couple of days,” the husband joked, as they recounted their low-key reaction to becoming instant millionaires.

The win pushes the husband closer to retirement, though his wife remains skeptical about whether he’ll leave his job, calling him a “live-to-work” kind of person. In addition to the jackpot, the couple also found a $50 winner on another VIP Club ticket purchased at the same time.

J&S Liquors will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the historic ticket, adding to the excitement in Randallstown.

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