


The winning numbers for Friday night's drawing were 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and the Mega Ball was 14. The numbers have dropped for the Friday, July 29 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $1.337 billion, with a cash option of $780.5 million. Or perhaps they just enjoy the simple pleasures in life, celebrating millionaire status by eating a chicken dinner.Ĭontact reporter Susan Bromley at or 51.Watch Video: Does winning the lottery affect your happiness?ĭid you score the winning ticket for the second largest lottery jackpot in Mega Millions history? If the new millionaires are looking for other ways to spend their windfall, they might consider buying one of the country's rarest postage stamps, taking a months-long trip to the South Pole, buying a boat and traveling around the country America's Great Loop for a year, or amassing an unbelievable art collection. Before the $1 billion winner, Michigan's largest lottery prize ever won by a Michigan player was a $337 million Powerball jackpot won Aug. State law requires winners to be made public. The second largest prize was a $1.537 billion jackpot won on Oct. 13, 2016, and split between three winning tickets (California, Florida, and Tennessee). The national and world record for a lottery jackpot is $1.586 billion. The $1.05 billion jackpot is the largest prize ever won in Michigan, and third largest prize won in the United States.
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"Winners that are going to help charities is great to hear," he said. Jake Harris, Michigan Lottery communications specialist, said he is thrilled for them, for state schools that benefit from lottery ticket purchases, and for the resulting philanthropy. Related: $1 billion Mega Millions winners burned breakfast, then called a lottery lawyerĪfter taxes on the $1.05 billion, the four club members will split about $557 million taken in a lump sum (the winnings are about $776 million before taxes). The club bought the ticket with winning numbers 4-26-42-50-60 and Mega Ball 24 at the Novi Kroger, 47650 Grand River Ave. After 37 drawings without an overall winner, the club's lucky numbers were picked Jan. We plan to stay humble and pay it forward through charitable giving in southeast Michigan.” This kind of money will impact the families of our club members for generations to come. “When you play of course you dream of winning, but the reality of it has been incredible. "A club member saw a sign that the jackpot was up to $1 billion and remembered that they hadn’t bought their tickets yet, so they pulled into the Kroger,” Panouses said. Kurt Panouses, an attorney and club representative, accepted the prize. The Michigan Lottery revealed Friday the Wolverine FLL Club as winners of the third largest jackpot in U.S. Watch Video: $1 billion Mega Millions lottery winner claims prizeįour members of an Oakland County lottery club finally cashed in their $1 billion winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket bought in Novi in January.
