David Holfelder, of Eastpointe, won the big prize when his Lucky For Life ticket matched the five white balls drawn on Jan. 21: 03-10-22-32-38. He bought his winning ticket at One Stop Liquor Shoppe, located at 15125 East 9 Mile Road in Eastpointe.
“I have been playing Lucky For Life a lot lately,” said Holfelder. “I scanned my ticket on the Michigan Lottery app after the drawing and was so excited to see I’d finally won a big lottery prize. The words I would use to describe winning are terrific, satisfying, and about time!”
Holfelder, 78, visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of $390,000, rather than payments of $25,000 a year for 20 years or life, whichever is greater. He plans to share his winnings with his family and buy a house.
For just $2 per play, Lucky For Life gives Lottery players a chance to win prizes ranging from $3 to a lifetime of cash. To win the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life, players must match all five winning numbers ranging from 1 to 48, plus one Lucky Ball ranging from 1 to 18. Players who match all five winning numbers, but not the Lucky Ball, will win $25,000 a year for life. Drawings take place at 10:38 p.m. seven days-a-week. Tickets may be purchased at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com.