A Macomb County man is looking forward to living comfortably after winning a $265,459 Club Keno The Jack prize from the Michigan Lottery.

The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched his easy pick The Jack numbers – 03-04-06-26-35-37-43-52 – to eight of the 20 Club Keno numbers drawn in draw 2098290. He bought his winning ticket at Z’s Pub, located at 22512 Greater Mack Avenue in Saint Clair Shores.

“I play Club Keno often and like to add The Jack to my ticket when it gets high,” said the 54-year-old player. “I purchased a ticket when I got to Z’s Pub and noticed a few minutes later The Jack had reset to $10,000. I thought: ‘Darn it, not again,’ because the last few times I’ve played The Jack, someone had won it shortly after. I started looking my ticket over and couldn’t believe it when I saw I was the big winner.”

The lucky player visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. With his winnings, he plans to pay off his home and then save the remainder.

“Winning is life changing. It will allow me to live comfortably and not have to stress about finances,” the player said.

The Jack is a Club Keno add-on game that players may add to their Club Keno wager for as little as $1 per draw. With The Jack, players get eight easy pick numbers to match to the Club Keno numbers drawn. Players may win prizes ranging from $1 to the jackpot. The jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows until it is won. To win the jackpot, players must match all eight numbers.

Club Keno may be played at the 10,500 Lottery retailers across the state. Drawings take place every three and a half minutes. Results and live drawings may be found online at http://www.michiganlottery.com.

In 2021, Lottery players won more than $368 million playing Club Keno, The KICKER, and The Jack.