A Kent County man has a nest egg for retirement after profitable a $476,728 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery!
The 63-year-old participant, who selected to stay nameless, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers within the Sept. 18 drawing to win the large prize: 02-21-29-36-38. He purchased his profitable ticket on the Alpine E-Z Mart, situated at 3623 Alpine Avenue Northwest in Comstock Park.
“I play Fantasy 5 often, and normally purchase one ticket, however I purchased a couple of additional tickets for this drawing for the reason that jackpot was so excessive,” mentioned the participant. “After the drawings, I at all times verify the profitable numbers on-line and if the jackpot is received, I look to see the place the profitable ticket was offered.
“The day after the drawing, I noticed the jackpot was received and noticed the profitable ticket was bought on the identical retailer the place I bought mine. I obtained my tickets out of my automobile to verify them and was blown away once I noticed I used to be the winner!”
The fortunate participant not too long ago visited Lottery headquarters to say his jackpot. He plans to avoid wasting his winnings for retirement.
“I’m not able to retire but, however when I’m in a couple of years, this prize goes to be a pleasant monetary cushion throughout retirement,” the participant mentioned.
Every Fantasy 5 play is simply $1. For a further $1 per play, EZmatch could also be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving gamers an opportunity to win as much as $500 immediately. For a further $1 per play, Double Play could also be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving gamers a second likelihood to win as much as $110,000 within the nightly Double Play drawing. Gamers might win prizes within the common nightly drawing, the Double Play drawing, or each. Fantasy 5 gamers choose 5 numbers from one to 39. Gamers who match all 5 Fantasy 5 numbers drawn win a jackpot that begins at $100,000.
Fantasy 5 drawings are held seven days per week at 7:29 p.m. Tickets could also be bought at a retailer or on-line at MichiganLottery.com till 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.
