LANSING – Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win the second-largest Lotto 47 jackpot ever – $22.55 million – in Saturday’s drawing.
The largest Lotto 47 jackpot won was a $23.6 million jackpot, was won by a Macomb County player on March 1, 2008.
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Players won the Lotto 47 jackpot eight times in 2016, with the jackpots totaling more than $14.1 million. In January 2016, a Mason County couple won a $4.2 million Lotto 47 jackpot, which was the largest prize for that game in 2016. The Lotto 47 jackpot last was won on June 22, 2016 by a Wayne County man, who won $2 million.
To win the jackpot, players must match all six of the numbers drawn. Jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $14.3 million, or to receive annuity payments of about $751,000 annually for 30 years.
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 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 until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.