Advice From Dad Pays Off For Macomb County Woman

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — It pays to listen to your parents. That old saying literally rang true for a Macomb County woman after winning a $105,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot — thanks to her dad.

She picked up the winning ticket at a Harper Avenue Marathon gas station on Oct. 18 and claimed the prize Wednesday at the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, might not have purchased the ticket without a little advice.

“My Dad always told me to play the same numbers for three straight days because they always come out on the third day,” she said. “When I stopped at the Marathon, I had $4 in my wallet so I bought a Fantasy 5 ticket for four draws. My dad was right, I won on the third draw.”

She didn’t realized she had won until earlier this week. “I stopped (Tuesday) and bought a few more tickets. When I put them in the console of my car, I noticed the ticket from a few weeks ago and checked it at MichiganLottery.com. I was so shocked that I had to ask a co-worker to double check everything for me.”

With her winnings, she plans to pay off her car, take a family vacation, and then save the remainder.

Each Fantasy 5 play is $1. For an additional $1 per play, EZmatch may be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving players a chance to win up to $500 instantly.

Fantasy 5 players select five numbers from one to 39. Players who match all five Fantasy 5 numbers drawn win a jackpot that starts at $100,000. Fantasy 5 drawings are held seven days a week at 7:29 p.m.

Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery