Detroit Man Wins $25,000 a Year for Life from the Michigan Lottery Playing Lucky For Life

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Lucky for LifeA Detroit man thought he was being pranked when he logged into his Michigan Lottery and saw a $25,000 a year for life Lucky For Life prize pending.

Micale Garland, of Detroit, won the big prize when his Lucky For Life ticket matched the five white balls drawn on April 28: 16-19-20-33-40. He bought his winning ticket online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.horsewinners.net.

“I have been playing Lucky For Life for a few years and I always buy my tickets online,” said Garland. “When I saw the email from the Lottery about claiming a prize, I logged into my and thought I was being pranked when I saw my balance. It wasn’t until I called the Lottery and confirmed the prize with them that I believed I’d really won. It still feels like I’m living in a dream!”

Garland, 64, visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of $390,000, rather than annuity payments of $25,000 a year for 20 years or life, whichever is greater. With his winnings, he plans to take a trip and then save the remainder.

For just $2 per play, Lucky For Life gives Lottery players a chance to win prizes ranging from $3 to a lifetime of cash. To win the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life, players must match all five winning numbers ranging from 1 to 48, plus one Lucky Ball ranging from 1 to 18. Players who match all five winning numbers, but not the Lucky Ball, will win $25,000 a year for life. Drawings take place at 10:38 p.m. seven days-a-week. Tickets may be purchased at Lottery retailers across the state and online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.horsewinners.net.

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Lapeer County Man Wins $300,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s 20X Wild Time Instant Game

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Winning TicketA Lapeer County man thought his eyes were playing tricks on him when he won $300,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s 20X Wild Time instant game.

“I always play the 20X Wild Time game because I like that I can scan the non-winning tickets for a second chance,” said the 58-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I bought a few of these tickets and scratched them late at night. When I saw I had won $300,000, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, so I handed it to my wife and asked her to scan it on the Lottery app.

“When $300,000 came up on the screen I jumped up and started shouting! Needless to say, I didn’t get much sleep that night. Winning is life-changing and will allow us to live debt free.”

The player bought his winning ticket at the Village Station, located at 4680 Water Street in Columbiaville. Columbiaville is about 25 miles northeast of Flint. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. With his winnings, he plans to take a trip and live debt free.

Players have won more than $35 million playing 20X Wild Time, which launched in April 2024. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $300,000. More than $10 million in prizes remain, including 12 $2,5000 prizes and 70 $500 prizes.

In 2024, Lottery players won nearly $1.8 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.

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Oceana County Woman Wins $1 Million Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Raffle Game

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Millionaire RaffleAn Oceana County woman turned a $100 online prize into a $1 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Raffle game!

The lucky 63-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her raffle ticket online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.horsewinners.net.

“I won $100 playing an online game, so I decided to use some of my winnings to purchase Powerball and Mega Millions tickets online,” said the player. “When I was purchasing those tickets, I saw the Millionaire Raffle game and thought: ‘Why not?’ and purchased one ticket.

“I forgot I had purchased the raffle ticket until I saw an email from the Lottery one day with information on claiming my prize. I didn’t believe it when I logged into my Lottery and saw a $1 million prize pending. I logged out and logged back in several times and the prize was still there, so I knew it had to be real. I am still trying to wrap my head around it!”

“Purchasing a Millionaire Raffle ticket on a whim led to a huge $1 million payday for this lucky player!” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “The Lottery’s online platform offers players several different ways to play and win with online instant games, draw games, and online raffles, including the Millionaire Raffle game.”

The lucky player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim her prize. She plans to save her winnings.

Millionaire Raffle is an auto-renewing raffle game which launched Dec. 10. The game offers 100,000 tickets available for purchase. Once all 100,000 tickets are sold, a drawing is conducted. Each drawing awards one $1 million top prize and 100 $1,000 prizes. After the drawing takes place, tickets for the next drawing become available for purchase.

Players may check their tickets by viewing the winning raffle numbers online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.horsewinners.net. Players also may check their tickets by logging into their Michigan Lottery .

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing online instant games, Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 200 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $50.

More than 1 million players have ed to play the Lottery’s online games, which were launched in 2014. For more information or to play online, visit https://news.michiganmilotteryconnect.horsewinners.net/OnlineGames.

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Lenawee County Man Wins $300,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Safe Cracker Cashword Instant Game

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Winning TicketA random pick when purchasing Lottery tickets led to a $300,000 win for a Lenawee County man playing the Michigan Lottery’s Safe Cracker Cashword instant game.

“I play all of the different instant games, so Safe Cracker Cashword just happened to be the game I randomly picked out that day while I was at the store,” said the 58-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I scratched the barcode, scanned the ticket, and got a message to file a claim at the Lottery office, so that’s when I went through and played the game.

“I couldn’t believe it when I revealed 10 words for a $300,000 prize! It was a great feeling.”

The player bought his winning ticket at Busch’s, located at 1450 West Chicago Boulevard in Tecumseh. Tecumseh is about 30 miles southwest of Ann Arbor. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. He plans to invest his winnings.

Players have won more than $14 million playing Safe Cracker Cashword, which launched in December. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $300,000. More than $21 million in prizes remain, including two $300,000 top prizes and 92 $1,000 prizes.

In 2024, Lottery players won nearly $1.8 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.

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Van Buren County Man Wins $5.46 Million Lotto 47 Jackpot from the Michigan Lottery

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Winning ticketA Van Buren County man ran out the door and down the street after finding out he was the winner of a $5.46 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery!

The lucky player matched the six Lotto 47 numbers drawn – 13-25-30-35-38-46 – in the April 23 drawing to win a $5.46 million jackpot. He bought the winning ticket at the Speedway gas station, located at 3908 South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo.

“I play Lotto 47 every once in a while, and decided to buy a few tickets on a whim,” said the 43-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “When I saw the jackpot was over $5 million, I told my family: ‘That money is going to be mine!’

“I checked the winning numbers online that night after the drawing and recognized them instantly. I had to recheck the numbers several times after seeing I matched them all because it was so surreal. Once I was sure I’d really won the jackpot, I ran out the door and down the street because I was so excited!

“My wife didn’t know what was going on, so my daughter said to her: ‘I think dad just won the Lottery!’ Winning a prize like this feels unreal and is still sinking in.”

“Congratulations to the lucky player on his $5.46 million Lotto 47 jackpot win! It is great to hear that this prize is going to have a positive impact on the winner and his family,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “A big congratulations are also in order to the retailer that sold the winning ticket. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.”

The lucky player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He chose to receive his winnings as annual payments of about $182,000 for the next 30 years rather than a one-time lump sum payment of $3.7 million. With his winnings, he plans to take care of his family.

Each Lotto 47 play is only $1. Players select six numbers from one to 47 for a chance to win a jackpot starting at $1 million and that grows until someone wins it. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Lotto 47 ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $1.5 million in the nightly Double Play drawing. For an additional $1 per game, players may add EZMatch to their ticket for a chance to win up to $500 instantly. Lotto 47 drawings take place on Wednesday and Saturday at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.horsewinners.net until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.

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