A lucky Michigan woman wins a big jackpot recently in an instant game

A Michigan woman plans to create a new beginning for her family after winning $500,000 from the state's instant game.

The 41-year-old woman purchased her winning ticket for the Michigan Lottery Halloween-themed instant game called Ghostbusters for $5 at Special Way Food Store on 378 West Huron Street in Pontiac. She chose to remain anonymous.

"I don't play instant tickets often, but I saw the Ghostbusters ticket while I was at the store and thought: 'Why not?'" the woman told Michigan Lottery.

"When I scratched the ticket and saw I'd won $500,000, I read the directions over and over again and looked the ticket over for at least an hour."

Upon winning, the 41-year-old drove to her local lottery office to verify her ticket, as she could hardly believe her luck.

The lottery employee scanned her ticket and confirmed her win by telling her she needed to take the ticket to lottery headquarters in Lansing.