Clinton Township man says $300K scratch-off win is a "life-saver"
A 74-year-old Clinton Township man buys the scratch-off every day, and his routine worked as he recently won $300,000.
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A 74-year-old Clinton Township man buys the scratch-off every day, and his routine worked as he recently won $300,000.
The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $810 million. No winner was announced in Saturday night's drawing.
There was one winner in the $842.4 million Powerball drawing Monday night and that ticket was sold in Michigan.
The lucky 29-year-old player purchased the ticket at the BP gas station at 3700 Joslyn Road in Auburn Hills.
A west Michigan man ended his day by discovering he was now a millionaire after he won a $3.4 million Lotto 47 Jackpot.
The lucky player, 43, of Oakland County, who decided to stay anonymous, purchased her raffle ticket on the Michigan Lottery's website.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday night's drawing would be the third-largest in Powerball history and fifth-biggest in U.S. lottery history.
The 61-year-old woman, who chose to stay anonymous, purchased her ticket at the Sunoco gas station at 42986 Mound Road in Sterling Heights.
With the Powerball jackpot soaring to a staggering $1.2 billion ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, Michiganders are dreaming big and looking for the luckiest spots in the state to purchase their tickets.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Powerball's Monday drawing, raising the next jackpot to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday.
The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing is an estimated $835 million. It's still set to be the fourth largest prize in the game's history.
One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
The Multi-State Lottery Association, which coordinates the Mega Millions, has engineered the game to generate huge sums.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are approximately one in 302.58 million.
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Los Angeles. The grand prize was the third largest in the game's history since it started in 1992.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
The winner, who elected to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $4.1 million, says she plans to save her winnings.
The last time somebody won the Powerball jackpot was back on April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio matched all six numbers to bring home a $252.6 million prize.
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A Macomb County man is $150,000 richer after winning the Powerball.
A 56-year-old Genesee County man won $2 million playing the Michigan Lottery's Fortune instant game.
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A Michigan resident died of rabies after receiving a transplanted organ in Ohio, county health officials say.
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Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
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The union said the tariffs could help bring back thousands of more automotive jobs across the U.S.
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A Michigan resident died of rabies after receiving a transplanted organ in Ohio, county health officials say.
A new business in Dearborn is capitalizing on the growing trend of women-only gyms.
The Livingston County Health Department and Livingston County Mental Health reported six overdoses in the county in just three days.
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Basketball fans around the country are learning what those in Michigan and Florida already know.
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Oakland has hired Keisha Newell as women's basketball coach after she reached three straight NCAA Tournaments at the Division II level with Lewis University.
The Spartans lost by more than 15 points for the only time this season.
Jaden Akins scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer that put Michigan State ahead to stay, and coach Tom Izzo took the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time with a 71-63 victory over New Mexico.
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