LANSING, MI — A Newaygo County man’s excitement and a little help from the ‘luckiest store in Michigan’ helped him land a $1 million prize last month.
“I’d heard about the Michigan Lottery’s Super Raffle game and was pretty excited about it because of the odds,” said the 29-year-old player who chose to remain anonymous. “I was telling everyone I know about the game and that they should buy a ticket because it had the best odds ever to win $6 million and many other prizes.”
The player put his money where his mouth is and in July stopped at Party World, located at 5568 Alpine Avenue Northwest in Comstock Park to purchase a $50 ticket.
“I drove by Party World, which advertises as the luckiest store in Michigan, so I stopped in to buy a Super Raffle ticket,” the player said. “The day of the drawing, I got a call from my wife and thought something bad had happened because she was in tears, until she said: ‘You won $1 million on your Super Raffle ticket!’ I didn’t believe her, so she sent me a picture of the ticket, and I checked it myself.
“When I saw I really did win $1 million, my heart started pounding! It was pretty surreal. I hope to turn this prize into generational wealth by investing the majority of the money.”
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The player’s ticket — 049686 — was selected as a $1 million winner in the drawing held on Nov. 19. He elected to receive the money as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $693,000 rather than the annuity. He plans on investing the winnings.
“This lucky player was interested in the Super Raffle game because of the odds, and the odds were in his favor after he won a $1 million prize,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “I also want to congratulate Party World, a Comstock Park retailer known as a lottery lucky spot, for selling the winning ticket and for continuing their 10+ year streak of selling huge lottery prizes.”
For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.
The last players from Michigan to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is the Breakfast Club lottery club which claimed an $842 million jackpot in June 2024. The members plan to use the money to buy a home in Florida and travel.
And while they were lucky winners, it’s smart for players to check their tickets immediately as a Powerball winner worth $250,000 sold in Bloomfield Hills in 2024 went unclaimed. That money went to the state’s School Aid Fund.
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