A MICHIGAN man can consider himself the luckiest after a surprise win.
What he originally believed to be a $4 Lucky For Life prize turned out to be a $25,000 a year lottery prize for Life.
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Daryl Tilley, 57, won the grand prize when his Lucky For Life ticket matched the five white balls drawn on March 25. The winning numbers were: 1, 4, 31, 39 and 47.
He bought his winning Michigan Lottery ticket online website.
“Every now and then I go online and buy a Lucky for Life ticket,” Tilley said.
“The day after the drawing, I received an email about a prize and assumed it was a $4 win.
“When I logged into my account, I saw an amount much larger than that!” he said to MI Lottery Connection. “I showed it to my wife and it took me a while to convince her it was real. We were both stunned!”
Tilley recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize, according to the outlet.
He opted for a one-time payment of $390,000 rather than annuity payments of $25,000 a year for 20 years or for life, whichever is longer.
He plans to use his earnings to go on vacation and save the rest.
GET LUCK FOR LIFE IN MICHIGAN
For just $2 per bet, Lucky For Life offers lottery players the chance to win prizes ranging from $3 to a lifetime of cash.
To win the top prize of $1,000 per day for life, players must match all five winning numbers from 1 to 48, plus a Lucky Ball from one to 18.
Matching all five winning numbers without the Lucky Ball wins $25,000 a year for life.
The draws take place at 10:38 pm every day.
In the meantime, tickets can be purchased at lottery outlets across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com.
OTHER LUCKY PLAYERS
Another Michigan man won $250,229 in the lottery without even buying a ticket.
Christopher Cassel of Fowlerville, Michigan, about 30 miles east of Lansing, was the winner of the Michigan Lottery’s BIG CA$H Second Chance Jackpot game.
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- Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, November 8, 2022, California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, October 11, 2023, California.
- Unknown Winner – $1.602 Billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023, Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta of Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016.
- Unknown Winner – $1.537 Billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Winner unknown – he sued his child’s mother to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, January 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown Winner – $1.337 Billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Yanira Álvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
- Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 Billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021, from Michigan.
- Winner unknown – $842.4 million Powerball, January 1, 2024, from Michigan.
Instead of buying a ticket, it was chosen in a draw held on April 10th.
Christopher earned his place in the draw by playing eligible BIG CA$H Second Chance Jackpot games online.
Players receive one entry for every $0.50 wagered on eligible Michigan Lottery games.
In other lottery news, Maryland Lottery players should check their numbers to avoid missing out on the $50,000 prize.
And a lottery player who won a surprising $1 million ended up taking home just half the prize after making a crucial decision about how to collect his winnings.
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