Family wins $8 million: largest instant lottery prize in Michigan history

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Bleudog101 — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:30:29 GMT

Dad has a great family. No bickering amongst them.

Bow wow wow yippee yo yippee yeah by George Clinton played in head with the name of this scratch ticket (Atomic Dog).

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sully16 — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:32:25 GMT

Good for them, congrats to the family, have one big party before summer ends.

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Nino224 — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:00:51 GMT

In January of this year a $25,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier was sold at a Walmart in Miami, FL.

The payout was $15,960,000.00

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Tony Numbers — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:06:42 GMT

Two jackpots lurking out there!-- GO GETUM-----------------GO-GETUM

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Think — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:14:43 GMT

The previous record was on a $10 Cash For Life ticket which was about $5,535,528. This is a $50 ticket and the prize is about $5,548,336.

If I recall correctly the record for any state is about $21,000,000 for scratchers.

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mypiemaster — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:09:29 GMT

Congrats on one of the best father's day gift ever. Enjoy.

Family wins $8 million: largest instant lottery prize in Michigan history

Lottery Post — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:58:18 GMT

Father's Day present goes down as one for the history books

By Kate Northrop

A Michigan family not only gifted a father a winning lottery ticket worth $8 million, but they gave him the distinction of setting a new lottery record as well.

A group of lottery winners just set a new record for the largest instant lottery prize ever won in Michigan, coming in at a whopping $8 million.

The family members, who claimed the prize jointly as a lottery club, said the ticket was intended to... [ More ]