A Wayne County woman won $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery Blazing Hot 7’s with this ticket.
ALLEN PARK – A Wayne County woman got the surprise of a lifetime when what she thought was a non-winning ticket ended up being a $500,000 winning Blazing Hot 7’s ticket.
The 50-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased her winning ticket at CVS, 15240 Southfield Road in Allen Park.
“I was visiting my mom and decided to stop and purchase a few tickets on my way home,” the player said. “I scratched the tickets later that night and I didn’t think I won anything, but I scanned them on the Lottery app to be sure. When I scanned the Blazing Hot 7’s ticket and confetti came up on the screen with a winning amount of $500,000, I was confused.
“I looked the ticket over again, which is when I realized I had overlooked ‘04’ in the ‘Your Numbers’ section. I started hyperventilating and called my mom and sister to tell them the news. They thought something bad had happened until I explained that I’d just won $500,000. I couldn’t sleep and was up all night because I was in such shock!”
The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to take a vacation and then invest the remainder.
“Winning is such a blessing and will allow me to set myself up for a good future,” the player said.
Players have won more than $9 million playing Blazing Hot 7’s which launched in January. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $500,000. More than $24 million in prizes remain, including two $500,000 top prizes, 8 $10,000 prizes, and 16 $2,000 prizes.
Lottery instant games may be purchased at any of the 10,500 retailers across the state.