FENTON, Mich. – A Michigan woman won a $500,000 lottery prize the same day as Tarot cards said she was about to come into some money.
A 59-year-old woman from Genesee County bought a 50X Wild Time instant game ticket at the BP gas station on West Thompson Road in Fenton.
“I have always told the people in my life that I was going to win the lottery one day,” she said. “Once a week, I purchase a few instant games, and I usually always buy them from the same store.”
She said she was on her way to a Tarot reading when she stopped at a different store to buy some tickets.
“During my Tarot reading, I was told money would be coming into my life very soon,” she said. “I tried to think of ways this might happen, but I didn’t even think about the lottery tickets in my purse.
“Later that night, I scratched the tickets. I saw the star symbol and thought, ‘Well, at least I won my money back,’ assuming it would be a $10 win. Much to my surprise, I revealed a prize of $500,000. I tried to remain calm, but I knew right then and there this had just changed my life.”
The woman visited Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. She chose to remain anonymous.
She said she plans to pay off her car, take a cruise with a friend, and invest the rest of her winnings.