A 20-year-old Wayne County woman’s screams woke her entire house up after she won $100,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Football Payout game online.
“I tried a few games that night, and when I hit $100,000 I was shocked,” said the player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I didn’t believe it at first, but I showed my mom and she said it was real.
“I started screaming and woke my dad and sister up! It was such a crazy night!”
The player visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. She plans to use the money for college, a shopping spree, and then save the remainder.
Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win up to $500,000 instantly playing online. Players also may win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky For Life, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 90 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $20.
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 http://bit.ly/MSLOnlineGames.
In 2019, Lottery players won more than $845 million playing games online.