Kent County Woman Wins $264,963 Michigan Jackpot Progressive Prize Online

A Kent County woman feels “financial relief” after winning a $264,963 Michigan Jackpot progressive prize!

“I play games on the Michigan Lottery app every now and again,” said the player, who chose to remain anonymous. “That night, I just had a strong feeling that I should try the Michigan Jackpot game.

“I decided to give it a try and after I played a couple of tickets, I hit the jackpot! I was so anxious when I won. I thought it was a mistake or was going to disappear from my phone. I went to bed that night and when I woke up in the morning, I raced to check my Lottery account. When I saw the prize was still there, I told my husband the good news!”

The 60-year-old player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim the big prize. With her winnings, she plans to share with family and invest in her business.

“I am so happy and grateful to have won this prize, and I am going to pay it forward,” the player said.

Michigan Jackpot is a new online instant draw game where players can purchase up to four tickets for each drawing. Each ticket costs $1 and features six numbers ranging from 1 to 42. If players match all six of their numbers, they win the progressive jackpot. The progressive jackpot starts at $50,000 and increases with each ticket purchased.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing online instant games, Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 200 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $50. More than 1 million players have registered to play the Lottery’s online games, which were launched in 2014. For more information or to play online, visit https://news.michiganlottery.com/OnlineGames.