The three-member Winfield lottery club matched the five white balls in the May 17 drawing to win the big prize: 08-17-40-60-70. They bought the winning ticket at the Kroger store, located at 700 North State Road in Davison.
“We are family members who have been playing the Lottery together for more than 30 years,” said a club member. “Whenever we take back bottles and cans, we save the money, and when we have enough, we purchase lottery tickets.
“Shortly after the drawing, I remembered I hadn’t checked our Mega Millions ticket yet, so I pulled up the winning numbers and looked the ticket over. When all the numbers matched except the Mega Ball, I thought: ‘I’m not seeing this right.’ I had my husband look the ticket over and once he confirmed what I was seeing I called the other club member to tell her the big news. We both felt like we were going to be sick from being so nervous!”
“Everyone in our club agrees that winning is a huge blessing, and it still hasn’t fully sunk in for the club members yet,” said the club’s representative, Kenneth Baran.
The club visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim their prize. They plan to invest their winnings.
Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $2. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.