84-year-old man ‘went into shock’ after seeing huge lottery win in Michigan
A Michigan man couldn’t believe how much he won on a lottery prize he had been waiting to win for a long time.
The 84-year-old man played Fantasy 5 for the Aug. 16 drawing, according to a Sept. 10 news release from the Michigan Lottery.
“After I bought my ticket online, I wrote down my numbers so I could check them the next day,” he told lottery officials. “The morning after the drawing, I got on MichiganLottery.com to look at the results and saw someone won the jackpot.”
The Macomb County man hit the jackpot for $481,582 with numbers 1-3-7-23-38. He couldn’t believe it.
“I started matching my numbers and went into shock when I realized I was the jackpot winner,” he said.
The man said the win has been a long time coming.
“I have been playing Fantasy 5 for a long time hoping to win big, and I can’t believe it finally happened,” the player said.
He said he plans to share his winnings with family.
This story was originally published September 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM with the headline "84-year-old man ‘went into shock’ after seeing huge lottery win in Michigan."
