Renae Shelby, 56, purchased her winning ticket at Khouris Market, located at 3239 Davison Road in Flint.
“I always purchase my tickets from the same self-serve machine, and I call it my ‘lucky machine’,” said Shelby. “I had some winning tickets, so I cashed them at the machine and used my credits towards a few Emerald Green Wild Time tickets.
“I started scratching the tickets when I got in my car, and when I saw I’d won $300,000, I was in shock! I called my son right away and he thought he was going to have to call 911 because I felt like I couldn’t breathe and could barely get my words out to tell him I’d won $300,000. It was so exciting!”
Shelby recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. She plans to save her winnings.
“Winning this prize has opened new doors and will provide a lot of opportunities for me that weren’t previously there,” said Shelby.
Players have won more than $6 million playing Emerald Green Wild Time which launched in December. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $300,000. More than $39 million in prizes remain, including two $300,000 top prizes, nine $25,000 prizes, and 34 $2,500 prizes.
Lottery instant games may be purchased at any of the 10,500 retailers across the state.
In 2021, Lottery players won more than $1.8 billion playing instant games.