Actual Top Prize Winning Michigan Lottery $5 Cash For Life ticket claimed on 3/17/2014. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery.

A 20-year-old Michigan Lottery player from Livingston County claimed a lifetime of green on St. Patrick’s Day, winning a top prize in the $2,000 a week Cash For Life game!

The young winner, who wished to remain anonymous, visited Lottery headquarters to claim the prize and collect the first annual payment of $104,000 before taxes. Cash For Life winners who opt for annuity payments receive a minimum of 20 years of annual payments. The one-time lump sum payment would have been about $2.2 million.

This winning $5 Cash For Life instant ticket was purchased from the Knight Enterprises #78, located at 3325 Owen Rd. in Fenton.

To see a list of all Michigan Lottery instant games that are currently for sale and the prizes remaining for each instant game, please visit the Lottery’s website, www.michiganlottery.com.