MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – An 84-year-old Macomb County man was shocked when he realized he won a $481,582 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.
The player, who decided to stay anonymous, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers, 01-03-07-23-38, in the drawing on Aug. 16 to win the prize.
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“After I bought my ticket online, I wrote down my numbers so I could check them the next day,” the player said. “The morning after the drawing, I got on MichiganLottery.com to look at the results and saw someone won the jackpot. I started matching my numbers and went into shock when I realized I was the jackpot winner!”
The 84-year-old recently claimed his prize and plans to share the winnings with his family, then save the rest, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
“I have been playing Fantasy 5 for a long time hoping to win big, and I can’t believe it finally happened,” the player said.
Each Fantasy 5 play is $1, and drawings happen every day at 7:29 p.m.