A Spur-of-the-Moment Cinco de Mayo Stop Just Made This Michigan Woman a Millionaire

Many people in Michigan celebrate Cinco De Mayo by going to their favorite Mexican restaurant and enjoying some chips and salsa along with a giant margarita.

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A Michigan woman who decided to get a lottery ticket on her way home from a Cinco De Mayo celebration just became a Michigan millionaire.

The 39-year-old woman from Genesee County who has chosen to remain anonymous  recently went to Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing to collect her winnings.

While there she shared how her lucky win happened.

“I play lottery games a lot, but I actually wasn’t planning on stopping to buy tickets that day. I went out with a friend for Cinco de Mayo, and after she suggested we stop to buy tickets, so we did.

“I bought a few tickets and won $30, so I used my winnings to buy two more. I scratched them in the store and ran out to my car crying when I saw I’d won $1 million. It was unreal! I’m still trying to process it.”

This lucky lady isn't the only person to win big playing the Michigan Lottery.

A man visiting Michigan from Maryland recently won $1,000,000 playing a Lucky Numbers instant win ticket.

A Bay County woman who had been playing Lotto 47 for 20 years with the same numbers hit it big and won $1.1 million.

And an Oakland County woman playing Fantasy 5 online accidentally selected a wrong number that resulted in her winning $250,000.

You can check out more Michigan Lottery winners by clicking here.