A Charlevoix County man had no idea he’d won a $240,955 Fantasy 5 jackpot until months later when he found the winning ticket in his garage!

The 66-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the Aug. 28, 2025, drawing to win the big prize: 07-10-21-25-33. He bought his winning ticket at East Jordan Central EZ Mart, located at 101 Water Street in East Jordan. East Jordan is about 25 miles southwest of Petoskey.

“I play Fantasy 5 every day and I always buy my tickets at the same store,” said the player. “I saw online that someone won a Fantasy 5 jackpot with a ticket purchased at the store I always play at, so I checked what I thought was all of my tickets, but none of them were the big winner.

“Several months later, I heard that the $240,955 jackpot still had not been claimed, so I went home and started looking around for a Fantasy 5 ticket. I ended up finding one that had fallen behind the counter in the garage where I keep all my tickets, and sure enough it was the jackpot winning ticket!

“I waited to claim the prize for a few more months after finding the ticket because I wanted to take some time to think about what I was going to do with the money. It feels great to finally be cashing in almost a year later!”

The lucky player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. With his winnings, he plans to pay off his mortgage and buy a cabin.

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.