Michigan Players Split $627,000 Fantasy 5 Jackpot

Two Michigan Lottery players recently won the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 game and are each getting their share of $627,000.

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The two happy winners have chosen to remain anonymous, but shared some details about the big win.

The winning tickets were for the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 drawing that took place on January 9.

One of the winners bought the ticket on the Michigan Lottery Website.

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While the other winner bought his ticket in person at the Pineview Shell gas station in Flint.

That lucky winner shared with the Michigan Lottery how this win is going to help him with retirement.

“I play Fantasy 5 every single day. I checked the winning numbers online after the drawing and thought: ‘Wait a second, those look like my numbers.’ I scanned my ticket on the Lottery app and found out I’d won $313,917! This prize is going to make retirement much easier.”

You got to love it when someone wins big and have to worry less about their financial future.

These guys are not the only people to win big playing the Michigan Lottery.

A Grand Blanc lottery club won a million dollars playing the Powerball.

A Kent County woman who went out to get some late night food stopped at a gas station and ended up buying a winning ticket worth a million dollars.

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

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