Lottery player ‘blown away’ when he realizes he won big jackpot in Michigan
A Michigan man couldn’t believe he won a huge lottery jackpot that he says will help set him up for retirement.
The 63-year-old man bought his $1 Fantasy 5 tickets at a store in Comstock Park for the Sept. 18 drawing, according to an Oct. 13 news release from the Michigan Lottery.
“I play Fantasy 5 regularly, and usually buy one ticket, but I bought a few extra tickets for this drawing since the jackpot was so high,” he told lottery officials.
He said after the drawings, he checks to see if anyone won and where the tickets were purchased.
“The day after the drawing, I saw the jackpot was won and saw the winning ticket was purchased at the same store where I purchased mine. I got my tickets out of my car to check them and was blown away when I saw I was the winner,” he said.
He won the game’s jackpot of $476,728, according to the lottery.
“I’m not ready to retire yet, but when I am in a few years, this prize is going to be a nice financial cushion during retirement,” he said.
This story was originally published October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Lottery player ‘blown away’ when he realizes he won big jackpot in Michigan."
