A lucky woman from Michigan has won a seven-figure sum after buying a ticket on a whim during a late-night food run. The lucky woman said she intended to save her winnings and hadn’t made any big plans yet.
Michigan Lottery Player Wins $1M
According to the Michigan Lottery, the Kent County player was out for a food run after she woke hungry late one night. The 53-year-old decided to put a few lottery tickets in the shopping basket as well. When she got home, she got to scratching. To her surprise, one of the tickets won her a life-changing prize.
It was shocking when I scratched off my Lady Luck 777 ticket and saw I’d won $1 million. I had a hard time going back to sleep that night!
Lottery winner’s statement
The player admitted that she was still in shock and that the spectacular win had not fully sunk in yet.
According to lottery officials, the woman opted to take the one-time lump sum payment rather than the annuity, leaving her with $693,000 before taxes. In her interview with the lottery, she said that she hasn’t made any special plans for the money just yet and plans to save it for the moment.
Lottery commissioner Suzanna Shkreli celebrated the win, saying that she always likes to hear the stories of how winners bought their winning tickets and found out they won.
Winning a big lottery prize when you least expect it is one of the many reasons instant games are a favorite among our players. Congratulations to the winner on her $1 million win!
Lottery commissioner Suzanna Shkreli
The lottery added that the winning ticket was sold at D 28 Inc., located at 5 28th Street Southwest in Wyoming. It also noted that there are two more top prizes of $1 million remaining in the game.
The Mega Millions Jackpot Was Won
In other news, a lucky player in Georgia just made history by winning the recent Mega Millions jackpot, which stood at almost a billion dollars.
During the very next drawing, another Georgian narrowly missed the next jackpot, only to win $4 million instead.