Stop for breakfast leads woman to a huge lottery win. She’s left stunned
A Michigan woman was left stunned after she saw how much she won on a lottery ticket she bought while out for breakfast.
The woman bought the $1 ticket at a gas station in Belleville.
“Fantasy 5 is one of my favorite games to play,” the player told lottery officials, according to a July 24 news release from the Michigan Lottery. “I usually buy my tickets online, but I went out for breakfast that morning, so I stopped at a store to buy a ticket while I was out.”
The 54-year-old, who wished to remain anonymous, bought the ticket, but didn’t check it right away.
“I usually don’t check my tickets right after the drawing, but while I was sitting at home watching TV that night, something told me to check my Fantasy 5 ticket. I scanned it on the app thinking maybe it would be a $10 winner,” she told lottery officials.
But she was shocked to see it was much more.
“So I was stunned when $309,989 came up on the scanner. This jackpot prize is such a blessing,” she said.
She said she plans to use her prize to pay off bills and her daughter’s student loans, then save the rest.
Belleville is about a 30-mile drive southwest from Detroit.
This story was originally published July 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Stop for breakfast leads woman to a huge lottery win. She’s left stunned."
