Calhoun County Man Wins $1 Million Playing Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker Instant Game

Posted on June 18, 2026 by MI-Lottery

Winning TicketA Calhoun County man can breathe easier after winning $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker instant game!

“I don’t play the lottery a lot, but whenever I feel like buying a ticket, I’ll buy one,” said the lucky 46-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I bought a Millionaire Maker ticket while I was at the store and then tucked it away to scratch later after work. When I saw it was a $1 million winner, I freaked out! It feels like I can breathe again.”

The player bought his winning ticket at Lakeview Liquor, located at 2497 Capital Avenue Southwest in Battle Creek. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount. With his winnings, he plans to buy a new car and then save the remainder.

Players have won more than $110 million playing Millionaire Maker, which launched in September 2025. Each $50 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $75 up to $6 million. More than $201 million in prizes remain, including one $6 million top prize, nine $1 million prizes, 42 $10,000 prizes, and 1,764 $1,000 prizes.

In 2025, Lottery players won more than $1.7 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.

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Michigan Lottery Offices Closed in Observance of Juneteenth

Posted on June 18, 2026 by MI-Lottery

Heart-shaped design with horizontal red, yellow, and green stripes. The word "Juneteenth" is written across the yellow stripe in black script.

In observance of Juneteenth, the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing and all Lottery regional offices located in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Livonia, Saginaw, and Sterling Heights will be closed on Friday, June 19.

All regularly scheduled drawings will take place on Friday.

The bank claim centers that the Michigan Lottery has teamed up with may have office hours on Friday, however, they won’t be able to process claims, because the Lottery offices will be closed.

All Lottery offices will reopen on Monday at 7:45 am.

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Wayne County Man Wins $500,000 Playing Michigan Lottery’s Emerald 7s Instant Game

Posted on June 16, 2026 by MI-Lottery

Winning TicketA Wayne County man made a last-minute lottery ticket purchase before closing time and won $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s new Emerald 7s instant game!

“I was on my way out of the store because they were closing soon, and I stopped at the lottery machine to buy a few tickets before I left,” said the lucky 58-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “A worker walked up to the machine to shut it down, so I quickly bought a few tickets, scratched the barcodes, and then scanned them at the machine to check them.

“When one came back with a message to file a claim, the worker told me I must have won big, so I got out my phone and scanned it using the Michigan Lottery app. As soon as I scanned it, she asked what was wrong because of the look on my face, so I told her I’d won $50,000. I looked down at my phone again and that’s when I realized it actually said $500,000! I had to go sit in my car and try to calm down because I was so excited and worked up that I couldn’t drive home. It was crazy!”

The player bought his winning ticket at the Kroger store, located at 39950 West 14 Mile Road in Commerce Township. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With his winnings, he plans to pay bills and then save the remainder.

“Winning $500,000 is a huge relief. I’m going to pay off every single bill I have and then decide what to do with the rest later,” the player said.

Players have won more than $2 million playing Emerald 7s, which launched this month. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $500,000. More than $19 million in prizes remain, including two $500,000 top prizes and 20 $1,000 prizes.

In 2025, Lottery players won more than $1.7 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.

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Oakland County Man Wins $1.05 Million Detroit Lions Rush For Riches Fast Cash Jackpot

Posted on June 15, 2026 by MI-Lottery

Winning TicketWhat an Oakland County man thought was his unlucky game turned out to be his lucky game after winning a $1.05 million progressive jackpot playing the Michigan Lottery’s Detroit Lions Rush For Riches Fast Cash game!

“Whenever I stop to get gas and the Fast Cash jackpot is over $700,000, I’ll buy a few tickets,” said the lucky 68-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “When I buy Fast Cash tickets, I hand the cashier money and tell them to give me any of the Fast Cash games, but lately I’ve been saying any except the Detroit Lions game because I hadn’t been having luck with it. I forgot to tell the cashier that this time, and the Detroit Lions game is what he printed for me. I never check my tickets right away, so I folded it up and put it in my pocket.

“The next morning when I looked over the ticket and saw I’d won the jackpot, I stopped my wife as she was walking by, handed her the ticket, and said: ‘You’re not going to believe this!’ Once she saw what I’d won, she started crying. It was an exciting and emotional day for us.

“All I’ve been thinking since winning is how glad I am that I forgot to tell the cashier not to give me the Detroit Lions game!”

The player bought his winning ticket at the Speedway gas station, located at 22380 Pontiac Trail in South Lyon. South Lyon is about 20 miles northeast of Ann Arbor. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With his winnings, he plans to take care of his family.

Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from $2 per play up to $30 per play.

Fast Cash games offer a progressive jackpot that can be won instantly. Every Fast Cash ticket gives players a chance to win all or part of the progressive jackpot.

All of the Fast Cash games feed into one jackpot, which grows with every ticket purchased. The current jackpot amount prints on each ticket, so players always know the amount of the jackpot up for grabs. The jackpot may be won at any time. As soon as the jackpot is won, a new one starts to grow.

Available Fast Cash games are:

  • Wild Time Progressive – Each $2 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $2 up to $500 and 20 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Lucky Clover – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $3,500 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Diamond Wild Time Progressive – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $3,000 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Michigan Money – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $4,500 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Detroit Lions Rush For Riches – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $5,500 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Double Win Wild Time Progressive – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $6,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Jackpot Slots – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $5,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Lucky 7s – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $4,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Treasure Trove Tripler – Each $20 ticket offers player a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to up to $12,000 and 100% of the Fast Cash jackpot plus $250,000.
  • Super Lucky 7s – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $9,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot, plus $250,000.
  • Jumbo Jackpot Slots – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $10,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot plus $250,000.
  • Extreme Green – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $11,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot plus $250,000.
  • Jackpot Slots Millionaire – Each $30 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $30 up to $20,000 and 100% of the Fast Cash jackpot plus $1 million.

Fast Cash prizes never sell out and there is no waiting for a drawing as all games are played immediately.

Fast Cash games may be purchased at retailers across the state.

In 2025, Michigan Lottery player won more than $54 million playing Fast Cash games.

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Wayne County Man Wins $414,480 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Michigan Jackpot Online Instant Game

Posted on June 9, 2026 by MI-Lottery


Home sweet home! A Wayne County man is looking forward to buying a new house after winning $414,480 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Michigan Jackpot online instant game.

“I used to play Michigan Jackpot all the time and just recently got back into playing it,” said the 66-year-old-player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I logged on to my account and had just started playing when all my numbers lit up and $414,480 came up on the screen. It was unbelievable!”

The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With his winnings, he plans to buy a house, help others, and save for retirement.

“I’m currently in the house hunting process, so thanks to this prize I will have a nice chunk of money for a down payment,” the player said.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing online instant games, Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 200 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $50. More than 1 million players have registered to play the Lottery’s online games, which were launched in 2014. For more information or to play online, visit https://news.michiganlottery.com/OnlineGames.

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