Millionaire à la Powerball!

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Michigan Lottery PowerballJoseph Liggans of Farmington Hills remembered that he needed to check his numbers from some Powerball tickets he had been holding onto after seeing on the news that a single ticket, sold in Florida, would yield its owner the $590 million jackpot from the May 18 drawing.

Liggans went to his computer and began checking his tickets, separating them into two piles: Player’s Club entries and winners. He checked his ticket from the May 11 drawing and couldn’t believe his eyes – his ticket matched all five white balls for a prize of $1 million! He couldn’t contain his excitement so he called his wife, Benita, to share the news.

Permanent smiles have been affixed to both of the Liggans’ faces since Sunday. On May 21, after receiving their prize at Lottery Headquarters, their smiles got a little bigger and much brighter. Liggans and his wife intend on using their new found wealth to establish college funds for both of their daughters and pay bills and are thinking of jet-setting off to tropical Hawaii for a dream vacation!

The winning ticket was sold at the Treasure Island Wine Shoppe located at 24123 W. 10 Mile Road in Southfield.

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Mega Millions wins pile up!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Mega MillionsThe Mega Millions drawing on Friday, May 17 yielded three $250,000 winning tickets in Michigan.

Trevis Bluege stopped at the Harbor Springs EZ Mart prior to the drawing that evening to try his luck with Mega Millions. Later that night, after the drawing occurred, he was shocked to notice his ticket matched the first five numbers for a Mega win of $250,000!

Bluege checked his ticket at a Lottery lucky spot machine but didn’t believe his big win at first, thinking the machine was malfunctioning. After confirming Bluege did in fact have a big winner, the store manager was happily congratulated Mr. Bluege.

Bluege’s winning ticket was purchased at Harbor Springs EZ Mart located at 3473 M- 119 in Harbor Springs.

Paulette Lightfoot was equally surprised about her Mega Millions win. After asking her husband to purchase a Powerball ticket, she was disappointed when he presented her with Mega Millions tickets instead. Lightfoot quickly forgave her husband’s mistake the instant she too realized her ticket matched the first five numbers making her a $250,000 prize winner!

5.17.13 MM $250K Paulette Lightfoot Barbeau with Pat

Paulette Lightfoot with her husband Pat of Barbeau claiming $250,000 from the May 17, 2013, drawing of Michigan Lottery’s Mega Millions game.
(Photo Courtesy of the Michigan Lottery.)

Lightfoot’s winning ticket was purchased at Holiday #174 located at 3287 175 Business Spur in Sault Ste. Marie.

Wanda Protyniak was the lucky holder of the third $250,000 Mega Millions prize in last Friday’s drawing. Protyniak’s winning ticket was sold by Unity Service Corp located 1716 S. Merriman Rd. in Westland.

In addition to the three winners from the May 17 drawing, Adel Seman claimed his $250,000 prize last Friday from the May 14 Mega Millions drawing. Seman bought his winning ticket at Grapes and Hops Market Inc. located at 4177 Cass Elizabeth Rd. in Waterford.

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Spontaneous purchase wins big!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Michigan Lottery PowerballKristen Martin purchased her winning Powerball ticket on a whim. Not one to typically purchase Lottery tickets, Martin had to enlist the help of the clerks at Goldsworthy’s Inc. to fully understand the rules. After her purchase, Martin set the five tickets aside and forgot about them until the next day.

When Martin told her husband of a dream that she had four winning numbers he reminded her that she had to actually play to win. That is when she revealed that she had bought a few Powerball tickets. She soon found out that a winning Powerball ticket had been sold in Blanchard. As the town rumored over the identity of the lucky winner, Ms. Martin spent the day wondering if it was her.

It wasn’t until later on Thursday evening that Martin received a call from her 19-year-old daughter, who checked her mother’s tickets, telling her that she was the lucky Blanchard winner. Martin had indeed won the $1million match 5 prize in the Powerball drawing.

Martin is going to be conscientious with her new funds, planning responsible choices like paying off bills, and maybe even springing for a new car.

Martin’s winning ticket was purchased from Goldsworthy’s Inc. located at 6993 W Blanchard in Blanchard.

There were over 79,000 Michigan winners, including Martin’s prize, in the May 15 Powerball drawing.

Martin wasn’t the only Michigan resident to hit some luck with Powerball. Paw Paw resident Robin McCarty also won a $1 million match 5 prize on the May 11 drawing.

5.14.13 Powerball $1 million Robin McCarty and husband

Robin McCarty (with her husband) of Paw Paw claiming $1 million from the May 11, 2013, drawing of
Michigan Lottery’s Powerball game.
(Photo Courtesy of the Michigan Lottery.)

McCarty has been playing the same numbers for the last five years and it finally paid off. Her prize winnings from the ticket purchased at Mike’s North 40 Sports Bar and Grill in Paw Paw, are going to be used to set up funds for her grandchildren and investments.

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April 2013 Winners

Posted on May 3, 2013 by
Game

Date of Claim

Prize

 Winner Name City Retailer Draw Date
Fantasy 5 04/01/2013 $105,000 Anonymous Anonymous Circle K #6218,
Ypsilanti		 03/25/2013
Powerball 04/02/2013 $10,000 Renee Phillips Owosso PS Food Mart 1035,
Perry		 03/20/2013
Cashword(Game #622) 04/02/2013 $35,000 Anonymous Anonymous Vicksburg Shell #4880,
Vicksburg		 N/A
Club Keno - The Jack 04/08/2013 $38,919 Anonymous Anonymous Crow’s Nest Bar & Grill,
Canton		 03/29/2013
Keno! 04/08/2013 $250,000 Anonymous Anonymous Perky Pantry Dundee#7,
Dundee		 04/06/2013
Triple Green Cashword (Game #616) 04/09/2013 $10,000 Philip King Coleman Kudrat Inc,
Coleman		 N/A
Tripling Red Bingo(Game #604) 04/09/2013 $300,000 Jack Clover Muskegon Town & Country Grocery,
Muskegon		 N/A
Keno! 04/10/2013 $250,000 Anonymous Anonymous Riverside C-Store #21,
Battle Creek		 11/21/2012
Fantasy 5 04/10/2013 $277,336 Anonymous Anonymous Linwood Party Store,
Linwood		 12/31/12012
$1,000,000 Winner (Game #615) 04/11/2013 $1,000,000 Anonymous Anonymous Mayflower Market,
Plymouth		 N/A
Mega Millions 04/15/2013 $10,000 John Marx Gaylord Forward #47 Gaylord N,
Gaylord		 04/12/2013
Club Keno - The Jack 04/15/2013 $61,066 Anonymous Anonymous Crystal Store,
Southfield		 04/11/2013
 Fantasy 5 04/16/2013 $162,108 Anonymous Anonymous Masonic Liquor,
Roseville		 04/02/2013
Fantasy 5 04/16/2013 $208,642 Anonymous Anonymous Cholagh One Inc.,
River Rouge		 04/15/2013
Mega Millions 04/17/2013 $10,000 Matthew Beard Wayne JR3′s Party Store,
Wayne		 04/09/2013
Hearts, Clubs, Spades, Diamonds (Game #637) 04/17/2013 $30,000 Munna Ali Flint Dawn Donuts,
Flint		 N/A
$40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/17/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous Maroun Properties LLC,
Dearborn Heights		 04/15/2013
$40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/17/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous Fosters Bar & Grill,
Harbor Beach		 04/15/2013
Fantasy 5 04/17/2013 $208,642 Anonymous Anonymous CVS/Pharmacy 08246,
St. Clair		 04/12/2013
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/18/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous Beacon Kwik Stop Inc.,
Muskegon		 04/15/2013
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/18/2013 $56,532 Michael Young Boon Crossroads E-Z Mart,
Mesick		 04/15/2013
Club Keno - The Jack 04/18/2013 $100,010 Marvin Hessling Harbor Beach Farmer’s Tavern,
Ruth		 04/17/2013
Diamond Payout (Game #650) 04/18/2013 $1,000,000 Anonymous Anonymous Redford Party Market,
Redford		 N/A
Club Keno 04/19/2013 $11,012 Anonymous Anonymous Rau Tavern,
West Branch		 04/13/2013
$40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/19/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous Knight Enterprises #43,
Roscommon		 04/15/2013
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/19/2013 $56,532 Ronald Wojtas Dearborn Heights MYZ Gas LLC,
Dearborn		 04/15/2013
 Club Keno 04/22/2013 $11,000 Kathy Arney Stanwood Eagles #4360,
Stanwood		 04/20/2013
Cashword(Game #622) 04/22/2013 $35,000 Anonymous Anonymous Blodgett Foodmart #301,
Coleman		 N/A
$40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/22/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous Mound BP,
Warren		 04/15/2013
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/22/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous A&B Party Store,
Utica		 04/15/2013
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/23/2013 $56,532 Teresa Miner East Tawas Murphy USA #7180,
Tawas City		 04/15/2013
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/23/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous Speedway #8536,
Garden City		 04/15/2013
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/23/201 $56,532 Ticket To Ride Lotto Club Lapeer Auburn Sports Bar&Grill,
Shelby Twp.		 04/15/2013
 Triple Green Cashword (Game #616) 04/23/2013 $300,000 Anonymous Anonymous QM Enterprises Inc.,
Detroit		 N/A
 $40,000 Tax Free Raffle 04/24/2013 $56,532 Anonymous Anonymous Quality Dairy CO #13,
Lansing		 04/15/2013
 Club Keno - The Jack 04/26/2013 $67,486 Anonymous Anonymous 7-Eleven 051D,
Traverse City		 04/22/2013
$500,000 Emerald Green (Game #617) 04/26/2013 $500,000 Anonymous Anonymous Admiral Petroleum #179,
Owosso		 N/A
Mega Millions 04/29/2013 $10,000 Jason Kubacki Decker Speedway #8396,
Caro		 04/26/2013
$100,000 Bingo (Game #499) 04/30/2013 $100,000 Anonymous Anonymous West Fort BP Inc.,
Detroit		 N/A
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Eight more raffle winners claim their $40k!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by
4.19.13 $40K TFR $40K Ronald Wojtas Dearborn Hts with Sharon

Ronald Wojtas of Dearborn Heights, pictured with his wife Sharon, claiming $40,000 from the Michigan Lottery’s $40,000 Tax Free Raffle drawn on 4/15/2013. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery.)

 

Ronald Wojtas of Dearborn Heights is $40,000 richer after visiting Lottery Headquarters on April 19. His winning $40,000 Tax Free Raffle ticket was bought at MYZ Gas LLC located at 23785 W. Michigan Street in Dearborn. Wojtas and his wife Sharon intend on making home improvements with their prize.

4.23.13 $40K TFR $40K Teresa Miner East Tawas

Teresa Miner of East Tawas claiming $40,000 from the Michigan Lottery’s $40,000 Tax Free Raffle drawn on 4/15/2013. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery.)

Teresa Miner of East Tawas was also a lucky grand prize ticket holder. Miner has already mapped out how her $40,000 will be spent, which will include a new vehicle, a trip and then paying off some medical bills. Her winning $40,000 Tax Free Raffle ticket was sold by Murphy USA #7180 located at 611 E. Lake Street in Tawas.

Other $40,000 winning Raffle tickets that were claimed this week by anonymous players were sold at the following locations:

  • A & B Party Store – 46778 Van Dyke Avenue, Utica
  • Speedway #8536 – 28451 Ford Road, Garden City
  • Mound BP – 22901 Mound Road, Warren
  • Auburn Sports Bar & Grill – 46858 Dequindre, Shelby Township
  • Knight Enterprises #43 – 2689 W. Federal Highway, Roscommon
  • Quality Dairy Co. #13 – 4500 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing

There are still five lucky Lottery players out there holding winning raffle tickets worth $40,000. Those winners must contact the Lottery’s Public Relations Division at (517) 373-1237 to set up an appointment to claim the prize.  Those five tickets were sold at:

  • 7-Eleven #17482 – 5020 John R Road, Troy
  • Paul’s Gas & Liquor – 437 W. Saint Joseph Street, Lawrence
  • Sawmill Golf Club – 19 Sawmill Boulevard, Saginaw
  • Dimondale Express – 364 Creyts Road, Dimondale
  • Southend Marathon – 2859 Old 27 South, Gaylord

40,000 Tax Free Raffle tickets and all other terminal-based tickets are valid for one year from the draw date. Unclaimed prizes are deposited into the state School Aid Fund, which is the beneficiary of all Lottery profits.

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