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Oakland County Woman Wins $1M Playing MI Lottery Raffle Game
"Winning is unreal and provides a nice financial cushion for me and my family," the lucky player told lottery officials.
OAKLAND COUTNY, MI — An Oakland County woman started screaming after she logged into her lottery account and saw she won a $1 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Raffle game, according to the Michigan Lottery.
The lucky 43-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her raffle ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.
"I liked the odds of the Millionaire Raffle, so I bought a few tickets," said the player. "I thought maybe I would win one of the $1,000 prizes, but I never thought I would win the $1 million prize."
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When she first saw an email from the Michigan Lottery saying she won the prize, she initially thought it was a scam, she told lottery officials.
"I logged in to my Lottery account to double-check and when a pop-up came up saying I’d won $1 million, I started screaming!" she told lottery officials. "My husband ran upstairs because he thought something was wrong. When I showed him the prize amount, he was in total shock."
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With her winnings, she plans to invest, take a trip and save for retirement.
"Winning is unreal and provides a nice financial cushion for me and my family," she told lottery officials.
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