An Otsego County man was bummed to see The Jack had been won while he was playing, only to find out he was the big winner of the $564,219 Club Keno The Jack prize!

The 45-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched his easy pick The Jack numbers – 11-23-25-26-29-46-55-59-75 – to nine of the 20 Club Keno numbers drawn in draw 2511072. He bought his winning ticket at Gaylord South EZ Mart, located at 2678 South Otsego Avenue in Gaylord.

“I play Club Keno every now and then, but I only play The Jack when it gets over $100,000,” said the player. “I bought a ticket for 30 draws, and when I got home, I decided that if the draws were still going, I would go somewhere to have a drink and watch the rest.

“I got on the Lottery app to see what draw it was on and was bummed when I saw someone had won The Jack. I scanned my ticket to check it and was stunned when I found out I was the big winner! All I could think was: ‘What am I going to do with all this money?’ It was a good feeling!”

The player visited Lottery headquarters to claim his big prize. He plans to invest his winnings.

The Jack is a Club Keno add-on game that players may add to their Club Keno wager for $1 per draw. With The Jack, players get nine easy pick numbers to match to the Club Keno numbers drawn. Players may win prizes ranging from $1 to the jackpot. The jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows until it is won. To win the jackpot, players must match all nine numbers.

Club Keno may be played at the 10,500 Lottery retailers across the state. Drawings take place every three and a half minutes. Results and live drawings may be found online at MichiganLottery.com.

In 2024, Michigan Lottery players won more than $387 million playing Club Keno games.