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David Sneath of Livonia will never forget this birthday. On April 1, 2008, Sneath won a $136 million Mega Millions jackpot. The winning numbers, were Sneath's own picks, which originated from an old easy pick ticket. The Mega Millions lotto ticket was purchased at Joy Mobil, 27350 Joy Rd., in Redford,Michigan.
Sneath said friends thought he was pulling an April Fool's Day joke on them when he announced that he had won the jackpot. He said he was "overwhelmed" by the win and plans to share the wealth. Sneath said he will give his four friends, with whom he has played the Lottery with for years, each $1 million. Sneath took his Michigan Mega Millions lotto winnings as one lump sum payment of $84,367,246.
LANSING,MI., The Fantasy 5 ticket worth $105,013 has been claimed. An anonymous winner matched 5 of 5 numbers for the Michigan lottery jackpot amount, and won an additional four times on the ticket to win the prize.
The lucky winning own-pick ticket was purchased at Hamlet Party Store, 1051 Novi Rd., in Northville. Fantasy 5 drawings are conducted seven days a week. Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow by approximately $5,000 daily.
04/02/08 Lansing,Michigan:- April Fool's Day was no joke for one lucky Michigan Lottery player who matched all six numbers in last night's Mega Millions drawing to win a whopping $135 million! The winning ticket was sold at Joy Mobil, 27350 Joy Rd., in Redford Township.
Michigan Mega Millions White ball lotto numbers were 04-17-26-46-56 and the Mega ball was 25. "Congratulations to Michigan's Mega Millions newest millionaire," said Lottery Commissioner M. Scott Bowen. "We look forward to presenting you with your check!" Cash value of the ticket is $84.1 million. The winner will have a choice of either taking the cash value of the ticket, $84.1 million, less taxes, or the annuity amount of $135 million, less taxes, over 26 years.
LANSING, Michigan March 26, 2008 - Joseph Boswell Jr. matched four white ball numbers and the gold Mega ball number in the March 18 Michigan Mega Millions drawing and won a $10,000 prize! The Madison Heights man is a regular Michigan Mega Millions Lottery player who learned of his good fortune on TV. He hid the easy pick ticket in a safe prior to cashing it in at the Lottery's Sterling Heights office. He plans to use the prize money to pay for his son's college. The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Mona Lisa Party Store, 25018 Dequindre Rd., in Warren.
LANSING, February 25, 2007 - Green might be the new favorite color of State Rep. Barb Farrah (D-Southgate). Farrah, one of five finalists in the Lottery's $2 million drawing Friday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills, was the lucky winner when the prize wheel stopped on green, the color of the shirt she was randomly given prior to the drawing. That made her the $2 million winner in the $20 Instant game drawing.
Other finalists in the drawing, who each received $5,000, were Michael Adair of Imlay City, Crystal Awdish of West Bloomfield, Silvia Boyde of Canton and Daniel Lynch of Redford. Each qualified for the drawing by claiming a $1,000 prize in one the following $20 Instant games: "$2,000,000 Cash Winfall", "Millionaire's Club", "$2,000,000 Explosion", and "$35,000,000 Riches", and "Double Red Millions". The five lucky finalists were chosen from a pool of 875 entries. The grand prize drawing was conducted at during the Detroit Pistons vs. Milwaukee Bucks basketball game.
LANSING, February 22, 2008 - A. Gibson of Redford is a very lucky man! On Feb. 15, he matched all five white ball numbers, without matching the gold Mega ball number and won a whopping $250,000 prize! The lucky winning Michigan Mega Millions lotto own pick ticket was purchased at Charles Market, 316 E. 9 Mile Rd., in Warren.
LANSING, February 11, 2008 - A very lucky winner claimed $250,000 after he matched all five white ball numbers in the Feb. 1 Michigan Mega Millions drawing. Ernest Stewart said he only plays the Mega Millions game "every other month" and usually plays $2 Instant tickets. He has been playing for about 10 years.
The winner kept the easy pick ticket in his pocket until claiming his prize. He plans to use the prize money to purchase property in Florida. He purchased the winning Michigan lotto ticket at Rich's Country Store, 6237 Bishop Rd., in Lansing.
LANSING,Michigan February 8, 2008 - Preliminary finalists for the Michigan Lottery's $20 Instant games $2 million grand prize drawing, scheduled for Friday, February 22, have been selected. The finalists are from the following cities:
- Canton - Imlay City - Redford - Southgate - West Bloomfield
Finalists qualified for the drawing by claiming a $1,000 prize in one the following $20 Instant games: "$2,000,000 Cash Winfall", "Millionaire's Club", "$2,000,000 Explosion", and "$35,000,000 Riches", and "Double Red Millions". The five lucky finalists were chosen from a pool of 875 entries. The grand prize drawing will be conducted at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday, February 22, during the Detroit Pistons vs. Milwaukee Bucks basketball game.
LANSING,Michigan January 29, 2008 - A Brownstown man cashed in a Mega Millions ticket worth a whopping $10,000! Angelo Bacciocchi matched four white ball numbers, and the gold Mega ball number to win the prize. The regular Lottery player has no immediate plans for his prize money. Bacciocchi has played since the Lottery's inception in 1972 and told officials that this is his largest win to date. The winning easy pick ticket was purchased at Rays Prime Foods Inc., 23167 Eureka Rd., in Taylor.
LANSING, January 29, 2008 - W. Damm, a self-proclaimed "occasional" Mega Millions player, struck it rich when he matched five numbers, without the Mega ball and won a $250,000 prize! The Grosse Pointe Woods man also matched three white ball numbers, without the gold Mega ball to bring his grand prize total to $250,007!
Damm learned of his good fortune from his newspaper and then immediately checked the Lottery's Web site for confirmation. He explained the experience as "weird" because he never thought he would actually see his numbers! The lucky winner told Lottery officials that the easy pick ticket prize money will be put in savings, and he enjoys photography and traveling in his free time. The winning ticket was purchased at Michigan Fuels #731613, 20700 Mack Ave., in Grosse Pointe Woods.
LANSING, January 14, 2008 - An anonymous man claimed a $105,000 prize after he matched all five numbers in the Dec. 8 Fantasy 5 drawing. The man, who opted to remain anonymous, purchased the lucky winning easy pick ticket at The Moose, 127 River St., in Elk Rapids. Fantasy 5 drawings are conducted seven days a week. Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow by approximately $5,000 daily.
Just when you thought it couldn't get any bigger the Classic Lotto 47 jackpot has jumped again- to a whopping $16.5 million! This record jackpot far surpasses the largest amount ever won in the game, a $12.6 million prize paid in July 2007. "The big jackpot is great! Michigan players can now win more playing Classic Lotto 47 than Mega Millions and with better odds!" Acting Lottery Commissioner Tom Weber said. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is $16 million.
Although no one won the Classic Lotto 47 jackpot, 19 lucky players matched five numbers to win $2,500 and over 1,000 players matched four numbers and won $100. Saturday's winning numbers were 04 17 22 24 34 44. The next Michigan Classic Lotto 47 drawing is Wednesday at 7:29 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at any Michigan Lottery retailer and sales for Wednesday's 7:29 p.m. drawing will close at 7:08 p.m. that night. The Classic Lotto 47 jackpot starts at $1 million and grows by at least $100,000 each time the jackpot is not wson.