Lottery player adds grandma’s birthday numbers to ticket — and wins life-changing prize
A Michigan woman couldn’t believe the huge lottery prize she won after playing a loved one’s birthday numbers.
Tamika Boyd, 38, decided to play the $2 Lucky for Life game, a game her mother usually plays, according to a May 9 news release from the Michigan lottery.
“My mom plays Lucky For Life, and I decided to add the Michigan Lottery app to my phone so I could play, too,” Boyd told lottery officials.
She then decided to play a loved one’s birthday numbers, and it turned out in her favor.
“As we were picking our numbers, my mom said: ‘My momma needs to send us a blessing.’ That’s when I added her birthday to my numbers. When I saw what I had won, I couldn’t believe it,” she said.
Boyd won $25,000 a year for life, with the option of taking a one time lump sum payment of $390,000, which is what she chose, according to lottery officials.
This story was originally published May 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM with the headline "Lottery player adds grandma’s birthday numbers to ticket — and wins life-changing prize."
