WINDSOR MILL, MD—A Baltimore County woman managed to maintain her composure while in public after winning a $953,280 progressive jackpot in the FAST PLAY Extreme Green game. That changed the minute she got in her car, the happy winner told Maryland Lottery officials.
The lucky lady, who adopted the nickname “Silver Dove” for anonymity, was waiting for her car to be repaired at an auto shop when she decided to check out a few FAST PLAY tickets she had purchased earlier. One of those games was the $20 Extreme Green ticket, which has a progressive jackpot starting at $250,000.
“Silver Dove” saw that she had a “Winning Number” of 5 on the ticket plus a 5 in the “Your Numbers” section with a progressive jackpot symbol. She knew she was a big winner, but remained calm. The computer analyst put her winning ticket away and checked the other tickets to divert attention from onlookers. When her car was ready, “Silver Dove” said she paid the bill at the front desk and left the business without expressing any emotion.
“I remained calm the whole time. When I got alone in the car, I grabbed the steering wheel and let it out. I started to scream and thanked my mom in heaven,” said “Silver Dove.”
The Windsor Mill resident was already in the process of making financial plans to retire and this win makes that transition easier. She purchased the ticket in October at Woodlawn Shell, located at 6600 Security Boulevard, and decided to finalize her retirement plans before claiming the prize this week.
“I am happy that it came to me at this time,” she said of the big win.
“Silver Dove” had a winner of a year in 2023, claiming a prize of more than $12,000 on Racetrax in August in addition to this FAST PLAY prize.
“I plan to spend this wisely and I plan to enjoy it,” she said with a smile.
