Two Jackson County golfing buddies stopped at the “19th hole” and carded a $223,058 Wild Time Progressive Fast Cash jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.
They bought their winning ticket at the Lost Shoe Tavern, located at 11499 North Meridian Road in Pleasant Lake. The two friends claimed the prize as a lottery club and chose to remain anonymous.
“We hadn’t played all that great last Thursday and when we left the course, we decided to grab a bite to eat,” said one club member. “We thought since we had played so lousy, we might change our luck with a couple Fast Cash tickets.
“We bought two tickets, and won $10 on one of them. We decided to buy one more ticket and that was the jackpot winner!
“We were sitting at the bar, when my buddy noticed the ticket said ‘Jackpot’ under one of the symbols. We asked the bartender what the jackpot was and she said: ‘$223.’ We were pretty excited. Then the bartender clarified: ‘$223,000.’ At that point, we were both in awe and started hooting and hollering and running around the bar celebrating!”
The players, who are both retired, plan to use their winnings to supplement their retirement income.
Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from $1 per play up to $10 per play, and feature popular game themes, including Cashword and Wild Time.
Fast Cash games also 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 hit, a new one starts again.
Available Fast Cash games are:
- Lots of 50s – Each $1 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $1 up to $50 and 10 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
- Tic Tac Cash – Each $2 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $2 up to $300 and 20 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
- 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.
- 20X The Cash – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $2,500 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
- Black Jack – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $4,000 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.
- 50X The Cash – 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.
- 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.
- Smokin’ Hot Cash – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $7,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
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 11,000 retailers across the state.
