Michigan man wins $5.42M lottery jackpot with online purchase

Oct 13, 2022, 3:40 pm (9 comments)

Michigan Lottery

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan man from Wayne County had a little extra money to spend and now he has a lot more as he won a $5.42 million Lotto 47 jackpot after buying a lottery ticket online recently.

The winner matched all six numbers drawn — 2, 5, 14, 30, 32, and 42 — for the Sept. 28 drawing to win the grand prize.

The 69-year-old winner — who chose to remain anonymous — bought his ticket on the Michigan Lottery website. The winning ticket represents the second largest prize ever won by a player who bought tickets online, trailing only two other players who brought home $5.75 million grand prizes playing the Lucky for Life game.

"I like playing online and had about $280 in my account from a recent win," said the winner. "I hadn't played the Lotto 47 game in a while, so I decided to buy 15 tickets.

"The next day, I was going through my email and had one from the Lottery that said I won a prize, but it didn't say how much. I logged in to my online account, and when I saw I hit the jackpot my head started spinning and it hasn't stopped!"

The man visited Lottery headquarters in Lansing recently to claim his prize. He elected to receive the money as a one-time lump-sum payment of about $3.8 million rather than the annuity. With his winnings he plans on paying bills and saving the remainder.

"We certainly weren't struggling financially, but winning this jackpot means we won't have to worry about money in our retirement," said the winner.

The last players from Michigan to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is the Wolverine FLL lottery club which claimed a $1.05 billion jackpot in March 2021. With their winnings, the group plans to give back to the community.

And while they were lucky winners, it's smart for players to check their tickets immediately as a winner worth $1 million sold in Warren last year went unclaimed. The money instead went to the state's School Aid Fund.

The Related Links section below contains links to the lottery games available to play online with the Michigan Lottery.

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Comments

Cassie8620's avatarCassie8620

I am very happy for you sir. late 60s' so just enjoy it, all you can, for the rest of your days and nights! God bless you.

I love that he also won off an "Online Purchase. I like that."

Don't always hear that, in states, so congrats, to you."🤗

 

Bye for now. Good luck to all with your pick 3, pick 4 and other lottery "big games."

Ranett's avatarRanett

Well done.

Bleudog101

I'd be like in this day of scams that this was a fake email from the Lottery!

 

Perfect timing for the big win.   It doesn't get any better than that!

 

So last week tried to use on credit card @ the machine...said declined.   Same credit card that is put in to play on-line for.  Tried to add funds---denied.   Sent them a message about it and they nonchalantly replied it against their policy to purchase lottery tickets with their casino credit card.   Replied that I never had a problem before and it was OK that I'd never use their Caesars card again that my other cards work fine.

Stack47

"I like playing online and had about $280 in my account from a recent win,"

The Michigan Lottery always was progressive by offering the games players wanted and making it easier to play them. While other states are trying to stop illegal gambling, states like Michigan are making it legal and benefiting from the profits.

PrisonerSix

Quote: Originally posted by Bleudog101 on Oct 13, 2022

I'd be like in this day of scams that this was a fake email from the Lottery!

 

Perfect timing for the big win.   It doesn't get any better than that!

 

So last week tried to use on credit card @ the machine...said declined.   Same credit card that is put in to play on-line for.  Tried to add funds---denied.   Sent them a message about it and they nonchalantly replied it against their policy to purchase lottery tickets with their casino credit card.   Replied that I never had a problem before and it was OK that I'd never use their Caesars card again that my other cards work fine.

I would think the same thing. We don't have online sales in my state and I have wondered how that works. If someone buys a ticket online, do they get a copy of the actual numbers that were on the ticket? If so, they can be checked.

I've gotten the emails and phone calls about the lottery jackpot I've supposedly won and need to pay taxes and fees to receive it. They get hung up on or deleted.

sweetie7398's avatarsweetie7398

Congratulations🎊

Stack47

Quote: Originally posted by PrisonerSix on Oct 14, 2022

I would think the same thing. We don't have online sales in my state and I have wondered how that works. If someone buys a ticket online, do they get a copy of the actual numbers that were on the ticket? If so, they can be checked.

I've gotten the emails and phone calls about the lottery jackpot I've supposedly won and need to pay taxes and fees to receive it. They get hung up on or deleted.

In Kentucky, players create an account with the lottery and can either purchase an "I-Gift" from a retailer or deposit money from their debit or credit card. I have a debit card just for Online purchases and any lottery winnings are deposited into that account.

We don't get paper lottery tickets but email conformation of all purchases and the player accounts shows all the transactions. Never had an Online win over $600 so I don't know that process but the withdrawals usually are deposited into my bank account in two days.

The KY Lottery sends me promotional, deposits and winnings conformations emails but no phones calls or emails saying I won a contest I never entered.

GGStarlings's avatarGGStarlings

Big Congrats to this Michigan lottery player!  I SO WISH my state would implement online ticket sales.  My car just broke down, possibly for the last time.  It's only a 15 minute walk to the little store but I have a troubled ankle right now.  Even when my car was running fine, I was wishing for online ticket purchasing.  It would just be so convenient.

Uncle J

How can you purchase lottery tickets on-line?

I thought if was "cash only"..

If I try using my debit card to purchase tickets at a retailer..they say that it's "cash only" for the lottery.

And yet..I'm always reading about on-line ticket purchases. I just don't get it..

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