Friend tells woman he loves lottery game — so she tries and wins big. ‘Can’t be real’

A Michigan woman tried her luck at the lottery after hearing about a game from her friend. Then she won a six-figure sum.

The woman, a 55-year-old Lapeer County resident, picked up a Money Match Fast Cash ticket at a grocery store in North Branch, according to a June 7 news release from the Michigan Lottery.

“I don’t usually play Fast Cash, but my friend loves the Fast Cash games and told me about them, so I decided to give one a try,” she told lottery officials.

It paid off. She wound up winning a $774,423 jackpot.

“I looked the ticket over when I got home and was in awe when I realized how much I’d won,” she said, according to the lottery. “All I could think was: ‘This can’t be real!’ I called my friend right away to tell him the good news.”

She plans to use her prize money to take a trip and renovate her home. Then she will save the rest.

“Winning is amazing and feels like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders,” she told lottery officials.

Lapeer County is about 60 miles north of Detroit.

This story was originally published June 8, 2023 at 3:28 PM with the headline "Friend tells woman he loves lottery game — so she tries and wins big. ‘Can’t be real’."