Record $1.84 Million Fast Cash Jackpot Won in Monroe County

Posted on November 4, 2019 by MI_Lottery

Rock On SmokersA lucky Michigan Lottery player has a huge payday coming after winning a record $1.84 million jackpot playing the Doubler Wild Time Progressive Fast Cash game.

The winning ticket was bought Sunday at Rock On Smokers, located at 26902 Telegraph Road in Flat Rock.

The $1.84 million jackpot is the largest Fast Cash prize ever won. Fast Cash games debuted in July 2017.

The previous record for a Fast Cash jackpot was set in August when a two-member lottery club won $1.3 million. Since they won the jackpot on a $20 ticket, they received an additional $250,000 bringing the total prize to about $1.5 million.

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:

  • Big Bowling Bucks – Each $2 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $2 up to $600 and 20 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • 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.
  • 20X The Cash – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $2,500 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.
  • 50X The Cash – 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.
  • Doubler 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.
  • 100X The Cash – 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.
  • 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.

Fast Cash prizes never sell out and there is no waiting for a drawing as all games are played immediately. In 2018, players won more than $51.5 million playing Fast Cash games.

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

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Sanilac County Educator Wins Excellence in Education Award from the Michigan Lottery

Posted on October 29, 2019 by MI_Lottery
Heather Dahl (right) poses for a photo with Michigan Lottery public relations director, Jeff Holyfield, after accepting her Excellence in Education Award.

Heather Dahl (right) poses for a photo with Michigan Lottery public relations director, Jeff Holyfield, after accepting her Excellence in Education Award.

A Sanilac County educator known for engaging each of her students and creating a warm and caring learning environment for them in her classroom has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery.

The award winner, Heather Dahl, teaches second grade at Frostick Elementary School in Croswell.  The school is part of the Croswell-Lexington Community Schools.

The Michigan Lottery established the Excellence in Education awards in 2014 to recognize outstanding public school educators across the state during the school year.

Winners of the weekly award receive a plaque, a $1,500 cash prize, and a $500 grant to their classroom, school or school district.  One of the weekly winners will be selected as the Educator of the Year and will receive a $10,000 cash prize.

Each winner also is featured in a news segment on the Lottery’s media partner stations:  WXYZ-TV in Detroit, FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, FOX 47 in Lansing, and WNEM-TV in Saginaw. The news segment featuring Dahl will air this evening in Grand Rapids and Lansing, and then on Thursday in Saginaw and Detroit.

Dahl said her fifth grade math teacher inspired her to become an educator.  “He helped me understand math and I wanted to be like him! It’s what I was supposed to do.”

She said her favorite part of being an educator is “making connections with my kids.  I love watching my kids grow up.  You see your kids from second grade grow all the way up.  It’s amazing. We have a saying: ‘Once a Dahl kid, always a Dahl kid.’ It doesn’t matter if they’re in second grade or have graduated.”

Dahl said her students motivate her to do her best each day.  “I love what I do.  It’s an amazing experience when you see kids walk into a class thinking they can’t read or write and then watch them learn and grow.  It’s awesome!”

Heather Dahl is interviewed after being presented with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery.

Heather Dahl is interviewed after being presented with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery.

Another teacher nominated Dahl for the Excellence in Education award, describing her as “nothing short of an exemplary teacher.”

“Heather creates a warm, accepting environment for her students. She quickly adapts to each new community of learners. She spends time learning her students’ out-of-school interests, family situations and challenges. She meets her students where they are and provides insightful instruction to meet their needs,” the nomination said.

“Heather is outstanding at engaging students. Several students in our district struggle with engagement, Heather has found unique ways to involve these students through differentiation and captivating teaching.”

Dahl earned a bachelor’s degree at Western Michigan University and a master’s degree from Marygrove College. She has been an educator for 24 years, all with the Croswell-Lexington Community Schools. “I’m grateful to work in the community that I work in. I grew up in that community,” Dahl said.

Outstanding public school educators may be nominated for an Excellence in Education award at http://bit.ly/ExcellenceInEducation or through the websites of the Lottery’s media partner stations.

Excellence in Education award nominees are evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Excellence – Their work consistently helps students and/or their schools or school districts advance to higher levels of academic achievement.
  • Dedication – They consistently go above and beyond expectations to help students succeed.
  • Inspiration – Their work inspires others around them to exceed expectations either academically or professionally.
  • Leadership – They demonstrate clear leadership skills in their positions with their school or school districts.
  • Effectiveness – The nominee’s work has clear and positive results on the educational advancement of students within the school or school district.
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Holiday-Themed Games from Michigan Lottery Offer Chances to Stuff Stockings and Pockets with Cash

Posted on October 28, 2019 by MI_Lottery

The holiday season is coming, and the Michigan Lottery is ready to celebrate with four holiday-themed instant games offering big prizes!

Starting tomorrow, Lottery players will have the opportunity to buy four different holiday-themed instant games. This season’s instant games are:

  • Naughty or Nice: $1 ticket with 500 top prizes of $500 and more than $8 million in total prizes.
  • Candy Cane Tripler: $2 ticket with top prizes of $30,000 and more than $11 million in total prizes.
  • 20X Merry Multiplier: $5 ticket with top prizes of $300,000 and more than $16 million in total prizes.
  • Holiday Sparkle: $10 ticket with top prizes of $500,000 and $24 million in total prizes.

Lottery instant game tickets make great gifts for adults in the upcoming holiday season.

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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Fast Cash Jackpot Climbs to Record $1.4 Million

Posted on October 28, 2019 by MI_Lottery

A lucky Michigan Lottery player is destined to make history when they win the Fast Cash progressive jackpot, which stands at a record $1.4 million.

The current record for a Fast Cash jackpot was set in August when a two-member lottery club won $1.3 million. Since they won the jackpot on a $20 ticket, they received an additional $250,000 bringing the total prize to about $1.5 million.

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:

  • Big Bowling Bucks – Each $2 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $2 up to $600 and 20 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • 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.
  • 20X The Cash – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $2,500 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.
  • 50X The Cash – 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.
  • Doubler 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.
  • 100X The Cash – 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.
  • 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.

Fast Cash prizes never sell out and there is no waiting for a drawing as all games are played immediately. In 2018, players won more than $51.5 million playing Fast Cash games.

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

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Lapeer County Man Wins $1 Million on Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin Show

Posted on October 26, 2019 by MI_Lottery

A Lapeer County man is looking forward to enjoying the rest of his life with his family after winning $1 million on the Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin show.

Robert Hill, 58, won the big prize after spinning the prize wheel on The Big Spin show hosted by Detroit basketball champion John Salley. Hill was selected to participate in the show after entering non-winning The Big Spin tickets at MIBigSpin.com. Hill’s prize is the largest won on The Big Spin show.

“Winning is a big deal and this is a lot of money,” said Hill. “When it landed on $1 million all I could think was: ‘This is unreal! Really?’”

“Winning gives me a cushion and means I can enjoy the rest of my life with my family.”

Hill chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $634,500, rather than 30 annuity payments for the full amount.

Hill was one of five players selected for The Big Spin show by a random drawing. Ten more players will be selected to participate on The Big Spin show. Additional The Big Spin second chance drawings are scheduled to take place on Thursday and 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.

Twenty players will be selected to appear on the Lottery’s The Big Spin televised events, which will air shortly after evening Lottery drawings. Players may submit non-winning The Big Spin ticket Spin Codes at www.MIBigSpin.com. By entering codes, players will earn entries for the drawings 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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