Stop for breakfast leads woman to a huge lottery win. She's left stunned
The woman bought the $1 ticket at a gas station in Belleville.
'Fantasy 5 is one of my favorite games to play,' the player told lottery officials, according to a July 24 news release from the Michigan Lottery. 'I usually buy my tickets online, but I went out for breakfast that morning, so I stopped at a store to buy a ticket while I was out.'
The 54-year-old, who wished to remain anonymous, bought the ticket, but didn't check it right away.
'I usually don't check my tickets right after the drawing, but while I was sitting at home watching TV that night, something told me to check my Fantasy 5 ticket. I scanned it on the app thinking maybe it would be a $10 winner,' she told lottery officials.
But she was shocked to see it was much more.
'So I was stunned when $309,989 came up on the scanner. This jackpot prize is such a blessing,' she said.
She said she plans to use her prize to pay off bills and her daughter's student loans, then save the rest.
Belleville is about a 30-mile drive southwest from Detroit.
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