Michigan Player Makes History, Wins First Second-Tier Millionaire For Life Prize

An extremely player in Michigan has become the first winner of the second-tier prize from the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire For Life game. While the prize would usually see the ticket-holder receive $100,000 a year every year, the game also has a one-time lump-sum payment option.

The First Time This Prize Has Been Won

For context, the Millionaire For Life game features a top prize of $1 million a year for at least 20 years. The second-tier prize, on the other hand, stands at $100,000 a year for life.

The Michigan player in question won the latter prized after matching the five white balls in the May 21 drawing. For context, the winning numbers for that drawing were 3, 15, 16, 24, and 28.

As it turns out, the winning ticket was sold at Mancelona North EZ Mart, located at 8150 US Highway 131 Northeast in Mancelona. The winner has been invited to visit the lottery’s headquarters in Lansing to collect their winnings. They have one year from the time of the drawing to do so.

Once the player visits the lottery HQ to claim the prize, they will be presented with the option to take the $100,000 payments a year for at least 20 years or a one-time lump sum payment of $2.2 million.

As mentioned, this marked the first time a Michigan player has won the second-tier prize from that game since it was launched in the state.

Man Won $1M from His Third Ticket

In other news, a man in Michigan just won a mouth-watering prize of $1 million after purchasing three tickets at the Main Street Convenience Inc, 402 S. Main St. in Ann Arbor. The suspense was great since the first two tickets didn’t win him anything, but the third one proved to be a million-winning ticket.

The man preferred to remain anonymous, but spoke about his feelings about winning to lottery representatives. He said that he feels blessed to win a life-changing prize, noting that it will give his family some much-needed sense of financial security.

Like many other lottery winners, the man went with the lump sum option, taking $693,000 before taxes.