BARRY COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan woman’s non-winning ticket led her to a $100,000 lottery prize.
The 80-year-old Barry County woman, who decided to stay anonymous, won $100,000 after being selected in a random drawing on Tuesday, May 6, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
She earned entries into the drawing by scanning her non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets on the Michigan Lottery app.
“I scanned all of my non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets for second chance entries, but I never expected to win,” the player told Michigan Lottery officials. “When I got a call from the Lottery telling me I won a $100,000 prize, I thought it was a scam. Later that day, I saw an email from the Lottery regarding the prize and knew it must be real. Winning is a blessing and will provide a nice financial cushion.”
The 80-year-old woman plans to save her winnings.
The drawing on May 6 was the tenth and final $300,000,000 Extraordinaire second chance drawing, according to lottery officials. Two $100,000 prizes were given away during each of these drawings.
Even though this promotion is over, Michigan lottery players still have the chance to win up to $50,000 by scanning non-winning $6,000,000 Wealth tickets on the lottery app.
