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Lottery winner found dead in Michigan riverNews Story
By Kate Northrop The body of a Michigan lottery winner was discovered by Midland police floating in a river over the weekend. 69-year-old Leroy Fick, of Auburn, was found dead right before 10:30 am on Sat., Jun. 5 in the Tittabawassee River. In June 2010, Fick won $2 million in Michigan's Make Me Rich! Lottery and received a lump sum of about $850,000. He sparked controversy when he admitted to collecting food stamps 11 months after the win. If you're going to try to make me feel ba
Jun 10, 2021, 1:52 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million in lottery, drives off with gas pump still attachedNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Michigan player was so excited when he found out he won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he drove away from the gas station with the gas hose still attached to his car. An anonymous player from Genesee County forgot to remove the gas hose before he victoriously drove off with a lottery ticket worth a million dollars. The winner, 59, stopped at the Speedway gas station on Owen Road in Fenton to fill up his tank and went inside the convenience store to
Jun 5, 2021, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Michigan man who lost everything in a flood wins $2 millionNews Story
Lucky scratch-off turns the tables By Kate Northrop A Michigan man turned his life around when he won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off a year after he lost everything in a flood. The feeling of instant karma was immense for the anonymous Midland County player, 29, who played the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Lucky 7's scratch-off game and took home a $2 million top prize. Last year, I lost everything in a flood, so to win this prize is so overwhelming to me, he told the Lot
Apr 27, 2021, 11:38 am - Lottery News

Michigan man in disbelief after winning $300,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Stunned player kept thinking This can't be right By Kate Northrop A Michigan man in complete shock from winning $300,000 from a scratch-off needed a second pair of eyes to make sure that he was seeing his ticket correctly. The anonymous winner was at a loss for words after making a one-off decision to try out an instant game while visiting the Meijer gas station on East Michigan Avenue in Jackson. He picked out a $300,000 Winter Spectacular scratch-off ticket for $5. I haven't play
Mar 21, 2021, 2:13 pm - Lottery News

Michigan lottery club claims $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winners of the 3rd-largest jackpot in history step forward By Kate Northrop Nearly two months after it was announced that one single Michigan ticket matched all six numbers to win the unimaginably huge $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, an Oakland County lottery club stepped forward to claim the prize. The largest prize awarded in Michigan Lottery history, the massive haul of $1.05 billion will be claimed by the Wolverine FLL Club, which consists of four members who jointly played the
Mar 12, 2021, 3:37 pm - Lottery News

New Michigan bill would allow multi-state lottery winners to remain anonymousNews Story
By Kate Northrop On Thursday, a State Representative proposed new legislature that would allow Michigan winners of multi-state games like Mega Millions and Powerball to remain anonymous when claiming a prize. Only winners of local in-state Michigan games are currently allowed to remain anonymous, but a bill introduced by Rep. Pat Outman specifies that players who win multi-state games would be able to choose to remain anonymous as well. According to a press release, the intention of the
Feb 14, 2021, 9:01 am - Lottery News

One Michigan lottery ticket wins $1 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Updated annuity and cash jackpot final tallies By Todd Northrop After a record run of 36 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 37th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.05 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Michigan matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the third time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the second time a single ticket won $1 billion or more. The public has been electrified the co
Jan 23, 2021, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Two tickets win Michigan Lottery's record $32.3 million Lotto 47 jackpotNews Story
After 77 consecutive drawings without a winner, the game finally makes two millionaires By Kate Northrop On Saturday night, Nov. 7, the Michigan Lottery held the drawing for its largest-ever Lotto 47 jackpot, which ended up producing two winning tickets for the record-breaking $32.3 million top prize. Two lucky tickets matched the numbers drawn on Saturday night to split the record jackpot, making each ticket worth $16.14 million. Those numbers were 4, 16, 33, 38, 40, and 44. One tic
Nov 9, 2020, 12:02 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lotto 47 jackpot reaches all-time record $30.25 millionNews Story
Record-breaking jackpot up for grabs Saturday night after no winners in Wednesday's draw By Kate Northrop The Michigan Lottery's Lotto 47 jackpot has gotten even bigger after Wednesday night's drawing failed to produce a winner. Now at an estimated $30.25 million, it continues to push the record for the game's highest jackpot in history. Michigan players will have a chance Saturday night, Nov. 7, to take home the jackpot valued at $30.25 million, with a cash value of $19.2 million. Acco
Nov 6, 2020, 5:02 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins two $1 million lottery prizes in one dayNews Story
Unintentional purchase leads to a huge payout By Kate Northrop One incredibly lucky lottery player from Michigan was not expecting his simple mistake to pay out double what he hoped for. His accidental purchase of two tickets led to him winning two Mega Millions prizes each worth $1 million. The seemingly impossible event shocked Samir Mazahem, 56, of Dearborn Heights, who said he unintentionally bought two identical tickets with the same numbers, much like a Canadian player who recentl
Oct 26, 2020, 11:07 am - Lottery News