Genesee County Man Wins $400,000 on Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin Show

Posted on December 23, 2019 by MI_Lottery


A Genesee County man has big plans after winning $400,000 on the Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin show.

Gerald Sproull, 67, won the big prize after spinning the prize wheel on The Big Spin show hosted by Detroit basketball champion John Salley. Sproull was selected to participate in the show after entering codes from non-winning The Big Spin tickets at www.MIBigSpin.com.

“When I got the call that I was chosen as a contestant, I couldn’t believe it,” said Sproull. “I started jumping up and down and rethinking my life knowing I was guaranteed a large amount of money.”

With the big prize, he plans to buy a new car, buy a house, travel, and retire.

“Winning this prize feels fantastic,” said Sproull. “It is better than I could have ever dreamed!”

Sproull was one of five players selected for The Big Spin show by a random drawing. Five more players will be selected to participate on The Big Spin show. The last random drawing for The Big Spin show spots is scheduled for Jan. 2, 2020.

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.

All told, 20 players will be selected to appear on the Lottery’s The Big Spin televised events, which air shortly after evening Lottery drawings. Including Sproull, 15 players already have won spots on The Big Spin show. Players may submit codes from non-winning The Big Spin tickets at www.MIBigSpin.com. Players have until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 to enter codes for the final drawing on Jan. 2. Players who enter codes will earn entries into the drawing for the opportunity to appear on television and spin the big wheel.

Each $10 The Big Spin ticket offers players a chance to instantly win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million. Players have won more than $14 million playing The Big Spin. More than $61 million in prizes remain, including three $1 million top prizes, four $10,000 prizes, and 115 $1,000 prizes.

In 2018, Lottery players won more than $1 billion playing instant games. Instant games may be purchased at the Lottery’s 10,500 retailers across the state.

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Midland County Man Wins $350,000 on Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin Show

Posted on December 22, 2019 by MI_Lottery


A Midland County man feels like a weight has been lifted from his shoulders after winning $350,000 on the Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin show.

Timothy Bissa, 62, won the big prize after spinning the prize wheel on The Big Spin show hosted by Detroit basketball champion John Salley. Bissa was selected to participate in the show after entering codes from non-winning The Big Spin tickets at www.MIBigSpin.com.

“I got to work one morning and saw I had a missed call from a number in Lansing,” said Bissa. “I quickly checked my email and saw I had an email from the Michigan Lottery stating that I would be a contestant on The Big Spin show. I was so excited I could barely make it through the workday.”

“My to-do list is long, so winning this prize takes a weight off my shoulders and will make life easier,” said Bissa. Taking his wife on a honeymoon after 30 years of marriage tops his list.

Bissa was one of five players selected for The Big Spin show by a random drawing. Five more players will be selected to participate on The Big Spin show. The last random drawing for The Big Spin show spots is scheduled for Jan. 2, 2020.

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.

All told, 20 players will be selected to appear on the Lottery’s The Big Spin televised events, which air shortly after evening Lottery drawings. Including Bissa, 15 players already have won spots on The Big Spin show. Players may submit codes from non-winning The Big Spin tickets at www.MIBigSpin.com. Players have until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 to enter codes for the final drawing on Jan. 2. Players who enter codes will earn entries into the drawing for the opportunity to appear on television and spin the big wheel.

Each $10 The Big Spin ticket offers players a chance to instantly win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million. Players have won more than $14 million playing The Big Spin. More than $61 million in prizes remain, including three $1 million top prizes, four $10,000 prizes, and 115 $1,000 prizes.

In 2018, Lottery players won more than $1 billion playing instant games. Instant games may be purchased at the Lottery’s 10,500 retailers across the state.

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Detroit Woman Wins $400,000 on Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin Show

Posted on December 21, 2019 by MI_Lottery


A Detroit woman plans to start her own business and buy a new home for her family after winning $400,000 on the Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin show.

Nikki Frazier, 39, won the big prize after spinning the prize wheel on The Big Spin show hosted by Detroit basketball champion John Salley. Frazier was selected to participate in the show after entering codes from non-winning The Big Spin tickets at www.MIBigSpin.com.

“When I got the call that I was going to be on the show, I couldn’t believe it,” said Frazier. “It is such a blessing!”

Frazier was one of five players selected for The Big Spin show by a random drawing. Five more players will be selected to participate on The Big Spin show. The last random drawing for The Big Spin show spots is scheduled for Jan. 2, 2020.

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.

All told, 20 players will be selected to appear on the Lottery’s The Big Spin televised events, which air shortly after evening Lottery drawings. Including Frazier, 15 players already have won spots on The Big Spin show. Players may submit codes from non-winning The Big Spin tickets at www.MIBigSpin.com. Players have until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 to enter codes for the final drawing on Jan. 2. Players who enter codes will earn entries into the drawing for the opportunity to appear on television and spin the big wheel.

Each $10 The Big Spin ticket offers players a chance to instantly win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million. Players have won more than $14 million playing The Big Spin. More than $61 million in prizes remain, including three $1 million top prizes, four $10,000 prizes, and 115 $1,000 prizes.

In 2018, Lottery players won more than $1 billion playing instant games. Instant games may be purchased at the Lottery’s 10,500 retailers across the state.

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Michigan Lottery Warns Public to Be Aware of Prize Scams

Posted on December 20, 2019 by MI_Lottery

The Michigan Lottery is warning the public to be aware of scam artists telling people they’ve won a big lottery prize but need to pay a fee to collect it.

The Michigan Lottery processes all prize claims for free. And players must have a valid winning ticket to claim a prize.  If you haven’t bought a Lottery ticket, there’s no way you could win a prize.

To check if a lottery prize, offer or promotion is legitimate, members of the public may contact the Lottery’s Public Relations Division at (517) 373-1237 or via email at milottery@michigan.gov.

The lottery prize scam surfaces from time to time and has been known to pop up around the holidays.

The scam works like this:  A person gets a letter, email or phone call to inform them that they’ve won a big lottery prize but must pay a fee to collect the prize.  If the person agrees, the scam artist convinces them to mail a cashier’s check, make an electronic funds transfer, or even arranges a meeting to get the money in cash.

In some cases, after getting money from the victim, the scam artist comes back asking for more for unexpected processing costs or fees or uses some other excuse to try to get more money from the victim.

Unfortunately, the more money the victim supplies, the longer the scam will continue.

If you believe you have been the victim of such a scam, please contact your local law enforcement agency.

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Michigan Lottery Offices Closed in Observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Posted on December 20, 2019 by MI_Lottery

In observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas, the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing and all Lottery regional offices located in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Livonia, Saginaw and Sterling Heights will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

All regularly scheduled game drawings will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The bank claim centers that the Michigan Lottery has teamed up with may have office hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, however, they will not be able to process claims, because the Lottery offices will be closed.

All Lottery offices will reopen on Thursday at 7:45 a.m.

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