“The $5 ticket was purchased on Thursday afternoon at the Safeway located 116 University Boulevard West in Silver Spring. The Montgomery County grocery will receive a $969.02 bonus for selling the ticket.
Lottery officials encourage the winner to sign the back of the ticket immediately and put it in a safe location. The player gets 182 days from the date of the drawing to claim the prize.
The game went on sale on Jan. 2, 2023 and this is the sixth progressive jackpot winner. The FAST PLAY Big Money Doubler game has a progressive jackpot that starts at $40,000 and grows with the sale of each ticket until a progressive jackpot-winning ticket is purchased. The game still has nine progressive jackpots remaining, along with instant-win prizes ranging from $10 to $5,000.”