Macomb County Man Wins $795,905 Fantasy 5 Jackpot from the Michigan Lottery

A Macomb County man was bummed when he missed the Fantasy 5 jackpot by one number, but much to his surprise, he matched all five numbers the next night to win a $795,905 Fantasy 5 jackpot!

The 53-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the July 27 drawing to win the big prize: 02-05-17-21-30. He bought his winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.

“I always buy Fantasy 5 tickets if the jackpot is over $250,000,” said the player. “I usually buy my tickets in-store, but the night of the drawing I realized I’d forgotten to buy some, so I logged onto MichiganLottery.com and bought two.

“After the drawing, I saw an email from the Lottery that said I had won $1 in the drawing. I thought that was all I’d won, until another email came through telling me to log into my account to claim my prize. When I logged in and saw $795,905 pending, my first thought was that it was a scam. Now that I am at the Lottery office claiming my prize, it’s starting to hit me that this is real!

“What’s crazy is the night before I matched four out of five numbers on my Fantasy 5 ticket and thought: ‘I was so close!’ I was excited to win $100 but bummed that I was one number off a large jackpot prize. I never could have imagined then that the next night I would actually win the jackpot!”

“Our online games give players a convenient way to play in cases like this where they were not able to get to their favorite retailer,” said Lottery Commissioner, Suzanna Shkreli. “Our online platform also features robust responsible gaming tools to help players regulate their play making sure it stays fun and entertaining.”

The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his big prize. He plans to invest his winnings.

Each Fantasy 5 play is only $1. For an additional $1 per play, EZmatch may be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving players a chance to win up to $500 instantly. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $110,000 in the nightly Double Play drawing. Players may win prizes in the regular nightly drawing, the Double Play drawing, or both. Fantasy 5 players select five numbers from one to 39. Players who match all five Fantasy 5 numbers drawn win a jackpot that starts at $100,000.

Fantasy 5 drawings are held seven days a week at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at MichiganLottery.com until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.