14-03-2025
Kent County woman wins $1 million on Michigan Lottery instant ticket
Sometimes it pays off when you're forced to try something new.
A Kent County woman recently had to play a different Michigan Lottery game when her first choice wasn't available at a store — and then won $1 million.
The woman, who chose to remain anonymous, won a top prize on a Wild Cherry instant game, according to the Michigan Lottery.
She purchased the ticket at Circle K 6207 located at 514 Michigan St. NE in Grand Rapids.
'The store didn't have the game I wanted to buy, so I decided to try my luck on the Wild Cherry game,' the woman told the Michigan Lottery. 'I scratched the bar code and scanned the ticket. When I read the message that I needed to file a claim I thought I had won $10,000.
'I gave the ticket back to the clerk and had her check it. She helped me scratch the rest of it off, and when she saw I had hit $1 million, she screamed: 'She just won $1 million!''
The woman recently claimed her prize and opted to receive a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000 instead of annuity payments for the full amount.
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She plans to use the money to buy a new home and save the rest.
Wild Cherry tickets cost $10 each. The game started with three top prizes worth $1,000,000. One of the $1 million prizes remains unclaimed.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Kent County woman wins $1 million on Michigan Lottery instant ticket
