Beginners luck proved true for a Macomb County woman who won $150,000 her first time playing the Michigan Lottery’s Cashword instant game online.

“I had never played Lottery games online before, but I decided to try out the Cashword game while on MichiganLottery.com one day,” said the 25-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “After a few plays the amount of $150,000 came up on the screen with fireworks and I instantly started hyperventilating from shock and excitement! I still can’t believe that I won my very first time playing online.”

The lucky player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim her big prize.

“I just graduated from college last week, so winning this prize means I can already pay off all my student loans and it gives me a fresh start financially,” the player said.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win up to $2.1 million 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 200 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $50.

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 https://news.michiganlottery.com/OnlineGames.