Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps to $1.35 Billion for Tonight’s Drawing

Posted on August 4, 2023 by MI_Lottery

Mega MillionsThe Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to $1.35 billion for tonight’s drawing. The cash option for the drawing has increased to $659.5 million.

If a player wins tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot, it would be the largest Mega Millions jackpot won this year, topping a $1.348 billion jackpot won in January by a player in Maine. The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in April, when one ticket purchased in New York matched the five white balls and Mega ball to win a $20 million jackpot.

Tonight’s drawing will be the 31st drawing since the jackpot was last won. In those drawings, more than 31.3 million tickets have won prizes across all nine prize tiers. In Michigan, a lucky player won $1 million in the July 21 drawing. That winning ticket was sold at Hunter and Wayne Liquor, located at 35201 Hunter Street in Westland. Westland is about 25 miles west of Detroit.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in Michigan in January 2021 by an Oakland County lottery club. The club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot. That jackpot was the largest ever won in Michigan and the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history.

Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Mega Millions tickets until 10:45 p.m. tonight. Tickets also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.

Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $2. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Record Setting $503,254 Club Keno The Jack Prize Won in Kalamazoo

Posted on August 3, 2023 by MI_Lottery

The JackA lucky Michigan Lottery player made history on Wednesday winning a $503,254 Club Keno The Jack prize. The prize is the largest ever won on the Club Keno game.

The winning ticket matched eight of the winning numbers drawn in draw 2230786: 06-08-12-33-34-36-37-39-46-48-51-53-58-65-66-68-70-71-77-78. The winning ticket was bought at Fletcher’s Pub #2, located at 3013 Oakland Drive in Kalamazoo.

The lucky winner should contact the Michigan Lottery Player Relations Division at 844-887-6836, option 2 to schedule an appointment to collect the big prize. The prize must be claimed at the Lottery’s headquarters in Lansing. Club Keno tickets are valid for one year from the drawing date.

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 eight 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 eight 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 2022, Lottery players won more than $407 million playing Club Keno, The KICKER, The Extra, and The Jack.

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Muskegon County Man Wins $1.1 Million Mega Money Match Fast Cash Progressive Jackpot

Posted on August 3, 2023 by MI_Lottery

A Muskegon County man is looking forward to a future with a “new house and no worries” after winning a $1.1 million Mega Money Match Fast Cash Progressive Jackpot.

The 67-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at the Sherman Marathon, located at 1768 West Sherman Road in Muskegon.

“I play Fast Cash when the jackpot gets above $500,000,” said the lucky player. “I recently started playing the Mega Money Match game and like the number aspect of the Fast Cash games.

“I looked the ticket over first to see if I matched any numbers and then went back to see the prize amounts. When I saw I matched the number 74 to win the jackpot, my first thought was: ‘Nah, this isn’t right.’ I took the ticket back to the store to scan it, and I saw the jackpot had reset to $10,000. When I scanned the ticket and saw I had to claim at the Lottery, I knew I had really won!”

The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the prize. With his winnings, he plans to buy a new home and then save the remainder.

“Winning means a new house and no worries for me financially, and a more comfortable retirement,” said the player.

Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from $2 per play up to $20 per play.

Fast Cash games offer a progressive jackpot that can be won instantly. Every Fast Cash ticket gives players a chance to win all or part of the progressive jackpot.

All of the Fast Cash games feed into one jackpot, which grows with every ticket purchased. The current jackpot amount prints on each ticket, so players always know the amount of the jackpot up for grabs. The jackpot may be won at any time. As soon as the jackpot is hit, a new one starts to grow.

Available Fast Cash games are:

  • Wild Time Progressive – Each $2 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $2 up to $500 and 20 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Lucky Clover – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $3,500 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Diamond Wild Time Progressive – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $3,000 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Money Match – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $4,000 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Mega Money Match – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $5,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Double Win Wild Time Progressive – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $6,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Jackpot Slots – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $5,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Lucky 7s – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $4,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Super Lucky 7s – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $9,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot, plus $250,000.
  • Jumbo Jackpot Slots – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $10,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot plus $250,000.
  • Extreme Green – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $11,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot plus $250,000.

Fast Cash prizes never sell out and there is no waiting for a drawing as all games are played immediately.

Fast Cash games may be purchased at any of the 10,500 retailers across the state.

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Midland County Woman Wins $519,212 Big Cash Second Chance Jackpot Prize

Posted on August 2, 2023 by MI_Lottery

A Midland County woman can breathe easier after winning a $519,212 Big Cash Monthly Jackpot Progressive prize from the Michigan Lottery.

The player, who chose to remain anonymous, won $519,212 after she was selected in a random drawing that took place July 12. She earned entries into the giveaway by playing the eligible Big Cash Second Chance Jackpot games online at MichiganLottery.com. For more information regarding eligible Big Cash Second Chance Jackpot games, please visit https://news.michiganlottery.com/bigcash.

“I got an email that said I had been selected as the winner of the Big Cash Second Chance and it just didn’t seem real,” said the 60-year-old player. “I started digging around to make sure the email wasn’t a scam and called the Lottery to confirm that I was the winner.

“After that, I called my husband and told him he needed to sit down because I had news to share. When I told him he was shocked. When we walked into the Lottery building today, the shock started to wear off. I still can’t believe this happened to me!”

The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her big prize. With her winnings she plans to pay bills, buy a new truck and camper, and then save the remainder.

“The last few years have been tough with some medical bills that have piled up, so we can finally pay those off and live more comfortably,” the player said.

Select online instant games include a second chance progressive jackpot drawing. Part of every purchase of the games funds one progressive jackpot prize which is awarded in a second chance drawing each month. Players earn one entry for every $0.50 wagered playing the eligible games. After the entry period has closed, a random drawing takes place with one jackpot winner being selected from all entries for that month.

The Big Cash Second Chance game launched in April 2022. Since the Big Cash Second Chance games launched, players have won more than $4.2 million in progressive prizes. In the last 12 months, players have won:

  • June 2023 – $519,212 progressive jackpot prize
  • May 2023 – $559,200 progressive jackpot prize
  • April 2023 – $538,958 progressive jackpot prize
  • March 2023 – $625,162 progressive jackpot prize
  • February 2023 – $261,935 progressive jackpot prize
  • January 2023 – $403,618 progressive jackpot prize
  • December 2022 – $125,514 progressive jackpot prize
  • November 2022 – $110,689 progressive jackpot prize
  • October 2022 – $97,885 progressive jackpot prize
  • September 2022 – $99,821 progressive jackpot prize
  • August 2022 – $104,730 progressive jackpot prize
  • July 2022 – $121,668 progressive jackpot prize

Entries are only valid for the entry period in which they were earned. Each month, a new drawing period begins, and the progressive jackpot is reset to $5,000. The next drawing will take place Aug. 9.

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Wayne County Man Wins $288,903 Fantasy 5 Jackpot from the Michigan Lottery

Posted on August 1, 2023 by MI_Lottery
Gary Halama and Michigan Lottery Acting Commissioner, Jessica Weare.

Gary Halama and Michigan Lottery Acting Commissioner, Jessica Weare.

A Wayne County man and his wife “freaked out” after winning a $288,903 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

Gary Halama, 73, matched the winning Fantasy 5 numbers on July 21 – 21-23-25-34-38 – to win the big prize. He bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven, located at 28205 Ford Road in Garden City. Halama was one of two winners of the $577,806 July 21 jackpot. Each winner received $288,903.

“We don’t play the Lottery all that often, but my wife had gotten some tickets for her birthday earlier in the month,” said Halama. “When we cashed them in, I saw how high the Fantasy 5 jackpot was, so we decided to use some of the winnings to buy five easy picks.

“We got home and had some family over, so we put the ticket aside. Later that night, we were looking at the numbers and thought they were all pretty high so we figured no one would win. When we checked our ticket and saw all five numbers, we freaked out! It was so hard to believe we had really won this huge jackpot!”

Winning Ticket

Winning Ticket

Halama recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With his winnings, he plans to invest in his retirement.

“Winning and having extra in our retirement account certainly does put our minds at ease and lets us enjoy retirement more,” said Halama.

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. 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.

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