See what’s next for winners of $842M lottery, Michigan’s biggest Powerball prize ever
The numbers for the winning ticket were called on New Year’s Day, then claimed five months later.
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The numbers for the winning ticket were called on New Year’s Day, then claimed five months later.
Nabil Nannoshi and his family say they decided pretty quickly to give the money back to others.
A representative for the club says the winners are still determining all the ways they plan to spend their new found fortune.
Mary Edwards says she woke up her daughter to tell her the good news.
The winner had just returned home from walking her dog when her husband told her the good news.
The jackpot is the ninth largest prize ever won in Mega Millions history.
The lucky winner was selected in the Michigan Lottery’s Big Cash second chance game.
Jackie McCloud, 55, says he didn’t know how much he won until he visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize.
The player won his prize by playing the Michigan Lottery’s Jumbo Jackpot Slots Fast Cash game.
The lucky winner didn’t scratch off the prize amount until months after he bought the ticket.
The winning ticket was purchased online for Wednesday night’s drawing.
The winner now has one year from the drawing date to claim their prize.
The eight-member David K Lottery Club won the grand prize for the Fantasy 5 drawing held on April 15.
The “Lunchroom Ladies” Lottery club won the prize in the Jan. 16, Mega Millions drawing.
Daryl Tilley doesn’t play Lucky for Life often, but he ended up winning a prize worth $25,000 a year for life recently.
Louise Adams, 77, says she plans on sharing her winnings with her family.
Hugh Leach, 82, of Mason says he bought his winning ticket after completing some grocery shopping.
There was no winner of the $20 million jackpot.
He bought his winning ticket in Taylor.
This marks the third time this year someone has won the Powerball jackpot.
The winner says he plans on using some of the money to buy his wife a new car.
The winner says she plans on saving the money.
The 70-year-old winner said he plays the lottery occasionally, but had never played Fantasy 5 before trying it out in March.
The winner said she plays the Fast Cash games once a week and it recently paid off in a big way.
The winner can choose to receive the money as a lump sum worth $390,000 or in yearly $25,000 payments for a minimum of 20 years.
Cheng “Charlie” Saephan told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery on Monday that he and his wife would take half the money, and the other half would go to a friend who chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with them.
Christopher Cassel, of Fowlerville won a $250,299 prize in a second-chance drawing held by the Michigan Lottery.
Cain Bice, 31, of Union, said he bought some extra tickets when the Powerball was over $1 billion and he ended up winning a $1 million prize.
Jennifer Horton forgot about the ticket she’d purchased in January before finding it in her purse.
The winner said her husband usually buys the instant tickets, but she decided to play while running out for to grab some food.
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