Scanning a few non-winning tickets paid off for a Port Huron woman who won $100,000 playing the $300,000,000 Extraordinaire second chance game!

Jami Hawkins, 42, won $100,000 after she was selected in a random drawing that took place Sept. 10. She earned entries into the giveaway by scanning non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets on the Michigan Lottery app.

“I got a voicemail from the Michigan Lottery telling me I won a $100,000 second chance prize, and I thought it was a scam,” said Hawkins. “I have only scanned tickets for the $300,000,000 Extraordinaire second chance a few times, so I thought there was no way it could be real. When I called the Lottery back, an employee confirmed my prize, and that’s when it hit me that it was real.

“Now that I have claimed my prize, I feel like I can start to really bask in the fun and excitement of winning!”

Hawkins recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to take a tropical vacation.

Each non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire ticket is eligible for a second chance to win a $100,000 prize. Players can enter by scanning their non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets on the Michigan Lottery mobile app ticket scanner by May 2, 2025. Eight more second chance drawings will be conducted. Each drawing will award two $100,000 prizes.

Players can visit MichiganLottery.com/secondchance50 for complete game rules and drawing dates. The next drawing is scheduled for Oct. 29.