TUSCOLA COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan woman thought she had a non-winning lottery ticket, but she ended up winning a nearly $1 million prize.
The 65-year-old Tuscola County woman, who decided to stay anonymous, won $865,124 from a 5 Win Licky Clover Fast Cash ticket.
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“I buy a Fast Cash ticket almost every day, and I bought this one while I was out to eat one night,” the woman told Michigan Lottery officials. “I didn’t think I won anything, but I asked the bartender to scan the ticket for me. She said it came back with a message to file a claim, so I would have to call the Lottery office Monday morning to figure out what’s going on.”
The following morning, the woman said she received a call from the bartender she had talked to the night before.
“The next morning, I got a call from the bartender telling me they sold a jackpot winning Fast Cash ticket the night before, so to look my ticket over again because that may be why the message to file a claim came up,” the lucky player said. “My first thought was that she was lying to me because I thought it was impossible that I may have won. When I looked my ticket over again and saw I really was the big winner, I couldn’t help but cry!”
The woman bought her winning ticket at Millington Inn, which is located at 8487 State Road in Millington.
Millington is about 25 miles southeast of Saginaw.
The woman plans to use her winnings to complete home improvements and invest.
Fast Cash games are instant-win games that can be printed from terminals at Lottery retailers.
Tickets range in price from $2 per play to $30 per play.