Oakland County woman's friend buy her lottery ticket, wins $500,000 jackpot

LANSING, MI - A 51-year-old Oakland County woman couldn’t believe what she was seeing after she won a $500,000 jackpot playing the Michigan Lottery’s Hit $500,00 instant game. The lucky winner who chose to remain anonymous won the jackpot after asking a friend to pick up a ticket for her.

“I play all of the Lottery games, but I especially like playing instant tickets,” the winner said. “My friend went into the store and bought the ticket for me, and I scratched it when he got back to the car. When we saw the prize amount, we didn’t believe it was real. I took the ticket back into the store to have it checked. When the cashier confirmed the amount, I couldn’t believe it! I am still in shock.”

The winning ticket was purchased at the Spring Valley Party Store, located at 2823 East Highland Road in Highland. The winner visited Lottery headquarters in Lansing recently to claim her prize. She plans on using the money to pay bills and vacation.

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