Lottery club wins huge jackpot after years of playing together in Michigan. ‘Amazing’
A Michigan lottery club is rejoicing after a huge jackpot win.
The three members began playing together years ago, according to a Feb. 24 news release from the Michigan Lottery.
The Lotto 47 ticket was bought in Grand Rapids for the Nov. 27 drawing.
“The night of the drawing, I checked the numbers around 10 p.m. and realized we had won. At first, I text the other club members and then thought I should give them a call so they knew I wasn’t just playing a trick on them,” a club representative told lottery officials.
The trio won the $2.8 million jackpot.
“We have known each other for many years but formed a lottery club just two years ago. It’s a really amazing feeling to hit a huge jackpot like this together,” the representative said.
The club members chose to receive the prize as a one-time lump sum of about $2 million. Each member received about $475,000 after taxes.
“The only thing better than winning a Lotto 47 jackpot is winning it with your friends,” Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli said.
The members said they plan to pay bills and save for an earlier retirement, the lottery said.
This story was originally published February 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM with the headline "Lottery club wins huge jackpot after years of playing together in Michigan. ‘Amazing’."
