A late-night food run led to a huge payday for a Kent County woman who won $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Lady Luck 777 instant game.

“I woke up hungry late one night, so I went out on a food run,” said the 53-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “While I was out, I bought a few lottery tickets and scratched them when I got home. It was shocking when I scratched off my Lady Luck 777 ticket and saw I’d won $1 million. I had a hard time going back to sleep that night!”

“It’s always fun to hear stories of how winners found out they won huge lottery prizes, like this one where a late-night food run turned into a $1 million win!” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “Winning a big lottery prize when you least expect it is one of the many reasons instant games are a favorite among our players. Congratulations to the winner on her $1 million win!”

The player bought her winning ticket at D 28 Inc., located at 5 28^th Street Southwest in Wyoming. She recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. She chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000, rather than annuity payments for the full amount. She plans to save her winnings.

“I’m still in shock and it hasn’t fully sunk in that I won $1 million, so I haven’t made any specials plans for the money just yet,” the player said.

Players have won more than $19 million playing Lady Luck 777, which launched in August. Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million. More than $27 million in prizes remain, including two $1 million top prizes and 384 $1,000 prizes.

In 2024, Lottery players won nearly $1.8 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.