WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A Wayne County woman turned a $700 prize into a $100,000 prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s Firework Fortune Frenzy online instant game.
The 80-year-old-woman chose to remain anonymous.
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“I was bored one night after my husband went to bed, so I logged on to my Lottery account to play some games,” said the woman. “Right off the bat I won around $700, so I used my winnings to play some more.”
The woman says she was about to log off when she won the jackpot.
“I woke my husband up and told him, but he didn’t believe me, so I ended up calling the Lottery to make sure it was real,” said the women.
The women recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the prize.
With her winnings, she plans to take a trip and then save the remainder.