Hours Remain for a Chance at $538 Million Powerball Jackpot

Posted on October 12, 2026 by MI-Lottery

Powerball logo Only hours remain for Michigan Lottery players to test their luck and take a chance to win the $538 million Powerball jackpot. The cash option for tonight’s jackpot is $220.6 million.

If a player wins tonight’s jackpot, it would be the seventh time the jackpot has been won in 2026. Tonight’s drawing will be the 26th drawing since the jackpot was last won on Aug. 12 when one ticket purchased in Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot.

Since the Powerball jackpot run began Aug. 15, Michigan Lottery players have won more than $2 million in prizes.

The Powerball jackpot was last won in Michigan on Jan. 1, 2024, by a Mid-Michigan lottery club. The club won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot with a ticket purchased in Grand Blanc. That jackpot is the largest Powerball prize ever won in Michigan.

Retailers throughout the state are selling Powerball tickets until 9:58 p.m. tonight. Tickets also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.

The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

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Grand Traverse County Man Wins $6.79 Million Lotto 47 Jackpot from the Michigan Lottery

Posted on October 12, 2026 by MI-Lottery

Winning TicketA Grand Traverse County man is a millionaire after winning a $6.79 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery!

The lucky 48-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the six Lotto 47 numbers drawn – 04-16-28-30-36-37 – in the Aug. 15 drawing to win a $6.79 million jackpot. He bought the winning ticket at Northland Food Center, located at 2377 East M 113 in Kingsley.

“I play Lotto 47 and some of the other draw games regularly because my theory is that you can’t win if you don’t play,” said the player. “I got on the Michigan Lottery app to check the winning numbers the day after the drawing. When I saw I matched all six and won the $6.79 million jackpot, I wanted to scream! I kept blinking and thinking to myself: ‘This can’t be right.’ It was unreal.”

The lucky player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of about $4.7 million rather than annuity payments for the full amount. With his winnings, he plans to buy a house, invest, and take a few trips.

The $6.79 million jackpot marks the largest Lotto 47 jackpot won this year.

Each Lotto 47 play is only $1. Players select six numbers from one to 47 for a chance to win a jackpot starting at $1 million and that grows until someone wins it. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Lotto 47 ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $1.5 million in the nightly Double Play drawing. For an additional $1 per game, players may add EZMatch to their ticket for a chance to win up to $500 instantly. Lotto 47 drawings take place on Wednesday and Saturday at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at MichiganLottery.com until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.

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$880 Million Up for Grabs in Mega Millions and Powerball Jackpots This Weekend

Posted on October 9, 2026 by MI-Lottery

The image features logos for Michigan Mega Millions and Powerball on a background of numerous US hundred-dollar bills.Michiganders have two chances to win big this weekend with huge Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots up for grabs!

The Mega Millions jackpot currently stands at $364 million for tonight’s drawing. The cash option for the jackpot is $147.3 million. If a player wins tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot, it would be the fourth time the jackpot has been won in 2026. Tonight’s drawing will be the 21st drawing since the jackpot was last won on July 28 when one ticket purchased in Florida won the $803 million jackpot.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in Michigan in January 2021 by an Oakland County lottery club. The club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot. That jackpot was the largest ever won in Michigan.

The Powerball jackpot currently stands at $516 million for Saturday’s drawing. The cash option for the jackpot is $212.6 million. If a player wins Saturday’s Powerball jackpot, it would be the seventh time the jackpot has been won in 2026. Saturday’s drawing will be the 25th drawing since the jackpot was last won on Aug. 12 when one ticket purchased in Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot was last won in Michigan on Jan. 1, 2024, by a Mid-Michigan lottery club. The club won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot with a ticket purchased in Grand Blanc. That jackpot is the largest Powerball prize ever won in Michigan.

Players have plenty of time to purchase tickets for both drawings. Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Mega Millions tickets until 10:45 p.m. tonight. Powerball tickets may be purchased until 9:58 p.m. Saturday night. Tickets for both games also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.

Mega Millions plays may be purchased for $5 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. Each wager includes a built-in multiplier that multiplies non-jackpot prizes up to 10 times to a maximum of $10 million. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.

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Presque Isle County Woman Wins $530,869 Lucky 7s Fast Cash Jackpot

Posted on October 8, 2026 by MI-Lottery
Shawn Penfold (right), and her husband, Hugh, holding $530,869 big check.

Shawn Penfold (right), and her husband, Hugh, holding $530,869 big check.

A Presque Isle County woman decided to go after the Fast Cash jackpot after seeing it was on the rise, and a few hours later she won a $530,869 Lucky 7s Fast Cash jackpot from the Michigan Lottery!

“I checked the Fast Cash jackpot online and saw it was over $500,000, so I went to the store a few hours later and bought two tickets,” said Shawn Penfold, of Onaway. “I looked at the second ticket first and my heart dropped when I saw the jackpot amount at the top was $10,000 because I thought someone else had just won.

Winning Ticket“I looked at the other ticket next and saw the jackpot amount at the top of that was still $530,869, so I quickly looked the rest of it over. When I saw I was the jackpot winner, I was in total shock! I scanned the ticket on the Michigan Lottery app and sent my husband a screenshot to share the big news. I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster since winning. It still feels surreal.”

Penfold, 46, bought her winning ticket at Rogers City E-Z Mart, located at 101 South Bradley Highway in Rogers City. She recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With her winnings, she plans to pay her daughter’s college tuition, invest, and take a trip to Hawaii.

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.
  • Cosmic Cow – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $4,000 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash 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 – 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.
  • Lucky Lines – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $7,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash 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.
  • 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 players won more than $54 million playing Fast Cash games.

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Macomb County Woman Wins $1 Million Playing Michigan Lottery’s 50X Instant Game

Posted on October 7, 2026 by MI-Lottery

Winning TicketMinutes after checking the Michigan Lottery website to see if there were any top prizes left on the 50X instant game, a Macomb County woman scratched off her ticket and found out she was holding one of the $1 million winning tickets!

“My husband and I were at the store and he asked if I wanted to get some lottery tickets while we were there, but I said no because there was a certain party store I wanted to get tickets at,” said the lucky 67-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “The next day, I went to that party store and bought a few 50X tickets.

“When I got home, I looked at the prizes remaining page on the Michigan Lottery website to see if there were any top prizes left on this game. I told my husband there were still two $1 million prizes left, and he said he doubted they were still out there.

“When I scratched the ticket and saw the $1 million win, I slid the ticket over to him and said: ‘I told you they were out there!’ We both just sat there in silence for a while because we were stunned. Once it sunk in, we called a few family members to tell them the good news!”

The player bought her winning ticket at Diamond Dot Market, located at 38500 Hayes Road in Clinton Township. She recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. She chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount. With her winnings, she plans to pay off her grandkid’s student loans, buy a new truck, and take a vacation.

Players won more than $48 million playing 50X, which launched in February 2025. Each $10 ticket offered players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million.

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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