Michigan woman wins $100K after selected in random lottery drawing
(CBS DETROIT) - A Michigan woman won $100,000 after she scanned a couple of non-winning tickets on the lottery's app. Here's how.
The lucky 42-year-old Port Huron woman won the prize after being selected in a random drawing on Sept. 10. The player earned entries into the drawing by scanning non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets on the Michigan Lottery's app.
"I got a voicemail from the Michigan Lottery telling me I won a $100,000 second chance prize, and I thought it was a scam," said the 42-year-old player. "I have only scanned tickets for the $300,000,000 Extraordinaire second chance a few times, so I thought there was no way it could be real. When I called the Lottery back, an employee confirmed my prize, and that's when it hit me that it was real. Now that I have claimed my prize, I feel like I can start to really bask in the fun and excitement of winning!"
The 42-year-old says she plans to take a tropical vacation with her winnings.
Players can win a $100,000 prize with every non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire ticket. People can enter by scanning each non-winning ticket on the lottery's app by May 2, 2025.
There will be eight more second chance drawings.
Eight more second chance drawings will be conducted. Each drawing will award two $100,000 prizes.