Five Michigan Lottery Players Win Opportunity to Play The Big Spin

The Big Spin wheelFive lucky Michigan Lottery players have been selected to play The Big Spin game after winning The Big Spin second chance drawing.

The lucky winners are:

  • Brett DeHate, of Lupton
  • David Welch, of Roseville
  • Jeremiah Solomon, of Bay City
  • Karen Finger, of Farmington Hills
  • Richard Choat, of Jackson

Each player selected will spin The Big Spin wheel and have a chance to win up to $2 million. All the players who spin The Big Spin wheel are guaranteed to win at least $100,000. The players will be featured on The Big Spin televised events beginning April 10, shortly after evening Lottery drawings.

All told, 20 players were selected to appear on The Big Spin show. The second chance component of The Big Spin game ended Feb. 27.

Each $10 The Big Spin ticket offers players a chance to instantly win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million. Players have won nearly $15 million playing The Big Spin. More than $57 million in prizes remain, including two $1 million top prizes, four $10,000 prizes, and 119 $1,000 prizes.

In 2022, Michigan Lottery players won more than $1.7 billion playing instant games.

Instant games may be purchased at the Lottery’s 10,500 retailers across the state.

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St. Patty’s Luck: $1 Million Mega Millions Winning Ticket Bought in Southfield Friday

It wasn’t a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but a lucky Michigan Lottery player did win $1 million playing Mega Millions Friday night.

A ticket bought at the CVS pharmacy, located at 18130 West 10 Mile Road in Southfield matched the five white balls drawn Friday night – 26-28-29-39-49 – to win a $1 million prize.

The 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. Mega Millions tickets are valid for one year from the drawing date.

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.

Mega Millions tickets may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com and at any of the Lottery’s 10,500 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m. the day of the drawing.

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Muskegon County Man Wins $300,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Royal VIP Instant Game Online


A Muskegon County man said winning $300,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Royal VIP online instant game is still sinking in.

“A few of my friends have been playing Royal VIP lately, which is how I found out about the game,” said the lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I got up early one morning to let my dog out and decided to play a few games of Royal VIP before starting my day.

“I won $700 within a few minutes of playing and was happy with that. A few minutes later, I won again, but I thought I’d only won $300 at first. When I realized I had actually won $300,000, I didn’t think it was real. It wasn’t until I saw my account balance with instructions on claiming the prize that I knew I had really won. It was such a shock and is still sinking in!”

The 40-year-old player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim the big prize. He plans to save his winnings.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win up to $500,000 instantly playing online. Players also may win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 175 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $20.

More than 1 million players have registered to play the Lottery’s online games, which were launched in 2014. For more information or to play online, visit http://bit.ly/MSLOnlineGames.

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Wayne County Man Wins $1 Million Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker II Instant Game

Winning ticketA Wayne County man who had a feeling he would win big has won a $1 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker II instant game.

The lucky 53-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at the Shell gas station, located at 12805 Telegraph Road in Redford.

“I really enjoyed the first Millionaire Maker game, so I was excited when the Millionaire Maker II game came out and I had a feeling I would win big on it,” said the player. “I scratched the ticket at the store right after purchasing it and when I saw I’d matched ‘26’ for a $1 million prize, I couldn’t believe it! I went straight home to tell my wife the good news and have her look the ticket over. We were both so excited!”

The player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $634,000 rather than 30 annuity payments for the full amount. With his winnings, he plans to purchase a home, set some aside for his grandkids, and then save the remainder.

Players have won more than $71 million playing Millionaire Maker II which launched in Sept. 2021. Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $40 up to $1 million. More than $29 million in prizes remain, including five $1 million top prizes and eight $5,000 prizes.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at any of the 10,500 retailers across the state.

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Bay County Man Wins $300,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Bingo Blockbuster Instant Game

Winning ticketA Bay County man took a chance on a game he doesn’t usually play and won a $300,000 top prize on the Michigan Lottery’s Bingo Blockbuster instant game.

The 46-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased his winning ticket at Southside Market, located at 1700 Cass Avenue in Bay City.

“I was at the store and bought two $30 tickets and won $100, so I used some of my winnings to purchase more tickets,” said the player. “I hardly ever play the Bingo games, but there was one left on the roll, so I decided to purchase it.

“I scratched the barcode and scanned it right away and got a message to file a claim. I scanned it a few more times and kept getting the same message, so I drove straight to the Lottery office in Saginaw to find out what I’d won. When the Lottery employee told me the ticket was a $300,000 winning ticket, I thought I had heard her wrong at first. It still doesn’t feel real as I’m sitting here claiming the prize!”

The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. With his winnings, he plans to complete some home renovations and then invest the remainder.

“Winning $300,000 is humbling and came at the perfect time,” the player said.

Players have won more than $15 million playing Bingo Blockbuster which launched in June. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $300,000. More than $10 million in prizes remain, including one $300,000 top prize, two $12,000 prizes, two $10,000 prizes, and 10 $2,000 prizes.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at any of the 10,500 retailers across the state.

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