Monroe County Woman Wins $500,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Fantastic 5’s Instant Game

Posted on June 10, 2025 by MI_Lottery

Winning TicketA Monroe County woman “turned green” when she won $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Fantastic 5’s instant game!

“I look at the remaining prizes page on MichiganLottery.com to see which games have top prizes that haven’t been claimed and saw Fantastic 5’s had all three top prizes left which is why I bought the ticket,” said the 62-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “The next morning, I remembered I hadn’t scratched the ticket yet, so I scratched it while I was drinking coffee before work.

“When I saw I’d won $500,000, I think I turned green! It was awesome and my husband and I truly could not believe it.”

The player bought her winning ticket at Tony’s Country Store, located at 8503 Secor Road in Lambertville. Lambertville is about 40 miles south of Ann Arbor. She recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to pay bills and then save the remainder.

Players have won more than $12 million playing Fantastic 5’s, which launched in July 2024. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $500,000. More than $19 million in prizes remain, including two $500,000 top prizes, six $10,000 prizes, and 13 $2,000 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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Osceola County Woman Wins $412,171 Club Keno The Jack Prize from the Michigan Lottery

Posted on June 9, 2025 by MI_Lottery

Donna Keathley and her husband, John, holding $412,171 checkAn Osceola County woman won a $412,171 Club Keno The Jack prize from the Michigan Lottery her first time ever playing The Jack!

Donna Keathley, of Evart, matched her easy pick The Jack numbers – 02-04-14-16-23-25-62-68-76 – to nine of the 20 Club Keno numbers drawn in draw 2468174. She bought her winning ticket at Murphy’s Bar, located at 32 East Northern Avenue in Barryton. Barryton is about 30 miles northwest of Mount Pleasant.

“I play Club Keno often, but I’ve never played The Jack,” said Keathley. “I decided to add it on to my ticket that day because the jackpot was up there and to try something new.

“Shortly after buying my ticket, I saw someone had won because the jackpot reset to $10,000. We were with a group of people, and they scanned their tickets first. I scanned mine last, and there it was – $412,171! It was shocking and pretty surreal because I’m usually not very lucky.”

Keathley, 65, visited Lottery headquarters to claim her big prize. With her winnings, she plans to pay bills and then save the remainder.

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 nine 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 nine 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.

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Upper Peninsula Woman Wins $500,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s 50X Wild Time Instant Game

Posted on June 6, 2025 by MI_Lottery
Amanda Hughes (left) and her daughter Kaitlyn Hughes (right) holding $500,000 check.

Amanda Hughes (left) and her daughter Kaitlyn Hughes (right) holding $500,000 check.

A suggestion from a store clerk led to an Upper Peninsula woman winning $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s 50X Wild Time instant game!

“I don’t play scratch off tickets a lot, but I do buy one every once in a while,” said Amanda Hughes of Gwinn. “When I was at the store, I asked for the $20 Wild Time game, but they had sold out of it, so the clerk suggested 50X Wild Time.

“When I scratched the ticket off and saw the prize of $500,000, I wasn’t sure if it was real at first. I thought I must not have read the instructions correctly, so I reread them and then went back into the store to scan the ticket and have the clerk look at it. It was surreal when I realized I really had just won $500,000!”

Winning TicketHughes, 42, bought her winning ticket at Kwik Trip, located at 301 M-553 in Marquette. She recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to buy a house and then save the remainder for her children.

“I still can’t believe this is real! This money is going to be life changing for my family.”

Players have won more than $67 million playing 50X Wild Time, which launched in February 2024. Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $500,000. More than $24 million in prizes remain, including 52 $10,000 prizes and 96 $1,000 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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Emmet County Man Wins $1 Million Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Diamond Wild Time Instant Game

Posted on June 5, 2025 by MI_Lottery

Winning TicketAn Emmet County man had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming after winning $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Diamond Wild Time instant game!

“I have been playing this game since it came out because I have had pretty good luck with it,” said the 42-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I stopped to get an energy drink and saw they had the Diamond Wild Time game, so I purchased one ticket.

“When I scratched the ticket and saw I won $1 million, I had to pinch myself because I thought I was dreaming! I drove straight to my sister’s house to show her, and she thought it was one of those prank lottery tickets. She scanned it on her Michigan Lottery app, and that’s when we knew I really did just win $1 million. Winning such a big prize is shocking, overwhelming, and everything in between.”

“Winning $1 million would be a dream come true for anyone, and it’s especially exciting for this player who won on the game he’s been playing for nearly two years,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “Players have cashed in on the Diamond Wild Time game winning more than $77 million in prizes since the game launched in July 2023.”

The player bought his winning ticket at Tom and Dick’s Inc., located at 921 Emmet Street in Petoskey. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $634,000, rather than annuity payments for the full amount. With his winnings, he plans to buy a car and invest.

Players have won more than $77 million playing Diamond Wild Time, which launched in July 2023. Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $1 million. More than $30 million in prizes remain, including 15 $10,000 prizes and 288 $1,000 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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Wayne County Lottery Club Wins $793,304 5 Win Lucky Clover Fast Cash Progressive Jackpot

Posted on June 4, 2025 by MI_Lottery

Winning TicketMembers of a Wayne County lottery club are looking forward to living debt-free after winning a $793,304 5 Win Lucky Clover Fast Cash jackpot from the Michigan Lottery!

“My friend, the other club member, lives in Northern Michigan, and we just recently started playing the Lottery together whenever I am up north at my cabin,” said the club’s representative. “We bought a Fast Cash ticket together and weren’t sure how much we won, so we scanned it and got a message to visit the Lottery office.

“We scanned it on the Michigan Lottery app next and flipped out when we saw we won the jackpot plus $250,000! It was a total shock and took a while to wrap our heads around it. I don’t think it’s going to fully sink in until we cash our checks.”

The club bought their winning ticket at Talley’s Log Cabin Bar, located at 2981 Kneeland Street in Lewiston. Lewiston is about 25 miles southeast of Gaylord. The club members recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With their winnings, they plan to live debt free.

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 $30 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.
  • Michigan Money – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $4,500 and 50 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.
  • 5 Win Lucky Clover – 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.
  • Jackpot Slots Millionaire – Each $30 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $30 up to 100% of the Fast Cash jackpot plus $1 million.

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 retailers across the state.

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