Wayne County Woman Wins $403,069 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Michigan Jackpot Online Instant Game

Posted on August 26, 2025 by MILottery1


A Wayne County woman’s “gut feeling” that she would win a jackpot prize proved true when she won a $403,069 jackpot playing the Michigan Jackpot online instant game.

“Michigan Jackpot is my favorite online game, and I’ve been pretty lucky playing it, so I had a gut feeling that I would win the jackpot one day,” said the player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I was in the middle of playing and started screaming and crying when the winning amount of $403,069 popped up on the screen! Winning such a large prize is overwhelming, exciting, and a huge blessing.”

The 48-year-old player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With her winnings she plans to pay bills and invest.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing online instant games, Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 200 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $50. 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 https://news.michiganlottery.com/OnlineGames.

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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $750 Million for Tonight’s Drawing

Posted on August 25, 2025 by MI_Lottery

There’s a huge pile of cash up for grabs in the Powerball jackpot, which stands at $750 million for tonight’s drawing. The cash option for the jackpot is $338.6 million.

If a player wins tonight’s jackpot, it would be the largest Powerball jackpot won in more than a year and the 10th largest Powerball jackpot ever won. Tonight’s drawing will be the 37th drawing since the jackpot was last won on May 31 when one ticket purchased in California won the $204.5 million jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot was last won in Michigan on Jan. 1, 2024, by a Mid-Michigan lottery club. The club won a $842.4 million Powerball jackpot with a ticket purchased in Grand Blanc. That jackpot is the largest Powerball prize ever won in Michigan.

Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Powerball tickets until 9:58 p.m. tonight. Tickets also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.

The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

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Climb Continues: Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $700 Million for Saturday’s Drawing

Posted on August 22, 2025 by MI-Lottery

PowerballCash is still piling up in the Powerball jackpot which stands at $700 million for Saturday’s drawing! The cash option for the jackpot is $316 million.

If a player wins Saturday’s jackpot, it would be the fifth time the jackpot has been won in 2025, and it also would mark the largest Powerball jackpot won in more than a year. Saturday’s drawing will be the 36th drawing since the jackpot was last won on May 31 when one ticket purchased in California won the $204.5 million jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot was last won in Michigan on January 1, 2024, by a Mid-Michigan lottery club. The club won a $842.4 million Powerball jackpot with a ticket purchased in Grand Blanc. That jackpot is the largest Powerball prize ever won in Michigan.

Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Powerball tickets until 9:58 p.m. Saturday. Tickets also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.

The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

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Genesee County Woman Wins $500,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Triple Red 777s Instant Game

Posted on August 21, 2025 by MI-Lottery

Winning TicketA Genesee County woman turned pocket change into a $500,000 payday playing the Michigan Lottery’s Triple Red 777s instant game!

“I found some extra money in my pocket, so I stopped at the store to buy a lottery ticket,” said the 38-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I usually only play the Cashword scratch off tickets, but the store was out of all their Cashword games and Triple Red 777s caught my eye.

“I didn’t think I won anything at first, but I looked the ticket over one more time to be sure. When I saw the $500,000 win, my chest tightened up and I started shaking. You never think it will be you who wins the big one, and I still can’t believe I won!”

The player bought her winning ticket at Miller Road Sunoco, located at 3265 Miller Road in Flint. She recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to buy a house and a new car.

Players have won more than $16 million playing the Triple Red 777s instant game, which launched in March. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $500,000. More than $14 million in prizes remain, including two $500,000 top prizes and 18 $2,500 prizes.

In 2024, Lottery players won nearly $1.8 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.

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$643 Million Jackpot Up for Grabs in Tonight’s Powerball Drawing

Posted on August 20, 2025 by MI-Lottery

PowerballA Michigan Lottery player could be on a permanent summer vacation if they win tonight’s $643 million Powerball jackpot! The cash option for the jackpot is $290.6 million.

If a player wins tonight’s jackpot, it would be the fifth time the jackpot has been won in 2025, and it also would mark the largest Powerball jackpot won this year. Tonight’s drawing will be the 35th drawing since the jackpot was last won May 31 when one ticket purchased in California won the $204.5 million jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot was last won in Michigan in January 2024 by a Mid-Michigan lottery club. The club won a $842.4 million Powerball jackpot. The jackpot was the largest Powerball prize ever won in Michigan.

Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Powerball tickets until 9:58 p.m. tonight. Tickets also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.

The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

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