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Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player had a strategy before buying ticket — and it paid off in big way
A Michigan woman is celebrating a huge lottery win after she used a specific strategy to pick her winning ticket. The 62-year-old won $500,000 on the Fantastic 5's instant game, according to a June 10 news release from the Michigan Lottery. The woman bought the $5 ticket from a store in Lambertville but said she didn't pick the ticket at random. 'I look at the remaining prizes page on to see which games have top prizes that haven't been claimed and saw Fantastic 5's had all three top prizes left which is why I bought the ticket,' she told lottery officials. The next morning, she scratched the ticket and saw she won the jackpot. 'When I saw I'd won $500,000, I think I turned green. It was awesome and my husband and I truly could not believe it,' she said, according to the lottery. She told lottery officials she plans to pay bills and save the rest. Lambertville is about a 40-mile drive south from Ann Arbor.
CBS News
14-04-2025
- General
- CBS News
Michigan Mega Millions player has $3 million prize waiting for them
A $3 million prize is awaiting a Mega Millions player from Michigan who bought a ticket for Friday's drawing. The Michigan Lottery made that announcement Monday, saying that the winning ticket was bought online at The lucky player matched the five white balls with a 3X multiplier in Friday night's drawing to win $3 million: 15-37-38-56-58. A jackpot can be won by matching five white balls plus the Mega Ball number. This was only the second drawing since the Mega Millions game ticket price increased from its previous $2 cost to its current $5 cost. The game rules also were reset for bigger prize awards. The Michigan Lottery said the $3 million winner should contact the Lottery's Player Relations division at 844-917-6325 to claim the prize. Mega Millions prizes must be claimed within one year from the date of the drawing. Tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings take place on Tuesdays and Fridays.
