Great Lakes Wire

A Kent County resident has claimed a $476,728 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery after matching all five numbers in the September 18 drawing. The 63-year-old winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased his ticket at Alpine E-Z Mart in Comstock Park.

“I play Fantasy 5 regularly, and usually buy one ticket, but I bought a few extra tickets for this drawing since the jackpot was so high,” said the player. “After the drawings, I always check the winning numbers online and if the jackpot is won, I look to see where the winning ticket was sold.

“The day after the drawing, I saw the jackpot was won and saw the winning ticket was purchased at the same store where I purchased mine. I got my tickets out of my car to check them and was blown away when I saw I was the winner!”

The winner recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize and stated he plans to save his winnings for retirement. “I’m not ready to retire yet, but when I am in a few years, this prize is going to be a nice financial cushion during retirement,” he said.

Fantasy 5 tickets cost $1 per play. Players can add EZmatch or Double Play for an additional $1 each per play; EZmatch offers instant prizes up to $500 while Double Play gives players another chance at up to $110,000 in nightly drawings. To win the Fantasy 5 jackpot—which starts at $100,000—players must match all five numbers drawn from one through thirty-nine.

Drawings take place daily at 7:29 p.m., with tickets available for purchase both at retailers and online until shortly before each draw.