The same day a Genesee County woman was told “money would be coming into her life very soon” she won a $500,000 prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s 50X Wild Time instant game!

The lucky 59-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the winning ticket at the BP gas station, located at 3238 West Thompson Road in Fenton.

“I have always told the people in my life that I was going to win the Lottery one day,” said the player. “Once a week I purchase a few instant games, and I usually always buy them from the same store. The day I won, I was on my way to a Tarot reading, so I stopped at a different store, purchased some tickets, and put them in my purse.

“During my Tarot reading, I was told money would be coming into my life very soon. I tried to think of ways this might happen, but I didn’t even think about the Lottery tickets in my purse.

“Later that night I scratched the tickets. I saw the star symbol and thought: ‘Well at least I won my money back’ assuming it would be a $10 win. Much to my surprise, I revealed a prize of $500,000! I tried to remain calm, but I knew right then and there this had just changed my life!”

The lucky player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim her big prize. With her winnings, she plans to pay off her car, take a cruise with a friend, and then invest the remainder.

Players have won more than $17 million playing 50X Wild Time, which launched in February. Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $500,000. More than $44 million in prizes remain, including two $500,000 top prizes, 97 $10,000 prizes, and 156 $1,000 prizes.

In 2023, Lottery players won more than $1.7 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at any of the 10,500 retailers across the state.