Lottery player starts day with big jackpot win. ‘Woke me up way faster than my coffee’
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During his morning ritual, a 70-year-old man realized he had won a big lottery jackpot in Michigan.
“I play Fantasy 5 a lot, and I always check the winning numbers in the morning while I’m drinking coffee,” the Mason County man told lottery officials.
On June 13, the man could not believe what he saw while drinking his cup of coffee, according to a June 27 news release from the Michigan Lottery.
“When I saw I had matched all five numbers, I did a triple take and kept looking at my ticket and the winning numbers,” the man said.
He had won the $353,667 jackpot prize, according to the news release.
“Seeing how much I won woke me up way faster than my coffee did,” he said when claiming his winnings. “It was very exciting and a great feeling.”
The man, who chose to remain anonymous, said he plans to use the money to help family members and save.
He bought the winning $1 Fantasy 5 ticket at a Meijer store in Ludington. The winning numbers were 14-18-20-25-37.
Ludington is on the shore of Lake Michigan, about 100 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.
This story was originally published June 27, 2023 at 12:49 PM with the headline "Lottery player starts day with big jackpot win. ‘Woke me up way faster than my coffee’."