A Kent County man has a nest egg for retirement after winning a $476,728 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery!

The 63-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the Sept. 18 drawing to win the big prize: 02-21-29-36-38. He bought his winning ticket at the Alpine E-Z Mart, located at 3623 Alpine Avenue Northwest in Comstock Park.

“I play Fantasy 5 regularly, and usually buy one ticket, but I bought a few extra tickets for this drawing since the jackpot was so high,” said the player. “After the drawings, I always check the winning numbers online and if the jackpot is won, I look to see where the winning ticket was sold.

“The day after the drawing, I saw the jackpot was won and saw the winning ticket was purchased at the same store where I purchased mine. I got my tickets out of my car to check them and was blown away when I saw I was the winner!”

The lucky player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his jackpot. He plans to save his winnings for retirement.

“I’m not ready to retire yet, but when I am in a few years, this prize is going to be a nice financial cushion during retirement,” the player said.

Each Fantasy 5 play is only $1. For an additional $1 per play, EZmatch may be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving players a chance to win up to $500 instantly. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $110,000 in the nightly Double Play drawing. Players may win prizes in the regular nightly drawing, the Double Play drawing, or both. Fantasy 5 players select five numbers from one to 39. Players who match all five Fantasy 5 numbers drawn win a jackpot that starts at $100,000.

Fantasy 5 drawings are held seven days a week at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at MichiganLottery.com until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.