Record-setting Fantasy 5 jackpot claimed by Macomb County man
The record $963,040 jackpot was won in the June 26 drawing.
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The record $963,040 jackpot was won in the June 26 drawing.
The lucky winner plans on paying off his new truck and paying bills with his winnings.
The winner didn’t realize she’d won the prize until she took her ticket to the store to scan it.
The winner says he thought the scanner machine was broken when he first checked his ticket.
The winner says he plans on sharing the money with his family.
It was after midnight when she notived she had matched the five white balls in the June 12 drawing.
Wednesday night’s $963,040 Fantasy 5 jackpot is the largest prize ever won in the game since it began in 2004.
The winner double checked her Cashword ticket the next day and realized she miscounted the number of words she uncovered.
The 32-year-old winner says he plans on starting a business with part of the winnings.
The winner bought her tickets as she was leaving the grocery store.
The $7.19 million winner is the largest prize ever on the Michigan Lottery website.
The winning ticket was sold for the drawing held on Wednesday, June 12.
The numbers for the winning ticket were called on New Year’s Day, then claimed five months later.
Nabil Nannoshi and his family say they decided pretty quickly to give the money back to others.
A representative for the club says the winners are still determining all the ways they plan to spend their new found fortune.
Mary Edwards says she woke up her daughter to tell her the good news.
The winner had just returned home from walking her dog when her husband told her the good news.
The jackpot is the ninth largest prize ever won in Mega Millions history.
The lucky winner was selected in the Michigan Lottery’s Big Cash second chance game.
Jackie McCloud, 55, says he didn’t know how much he won until he visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize.
The player won his prize by playing the Michigan Lottery’s Jumbo Jackpot Slots Fast Cash game.
The lucky winner didn’t scratch off the prize amount until months after he bought the ticket.
The winning ticket was purchased online for Wednesday night’s drawing.
The winner now has one year from the drawing date to claim their prize.
The eight-member David K Lottery Club won the grand prize for the Fantasy 5 drawing held on April 15.
The “Lunchroom Ladies” Lottery club won the prize in the Jan. 16, Mega Millions drawing.
Daryl Tilley doesn’t play Lucky for Life often, but he ended up winning a prize worth $25,000 a year for life recently.
Louise Adams, 77, says she plans on sharing her winnings with her family.
Hugh Leach, 82, of Mason says he bought his winning ticket after completing some grocery shopping.
There was no winner of the $20 million jackpot.
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