Michigan Lottery Players Win Over $3.5 Million in One Incredible Week

Michigan players are on a serious winning streak this week, cashing in more than $3.5 million through Powerball, Lotto 47, and scratch-off games. From longtime lucky numbers to surprise jackpots, several winners across the state are celebrating life-changing payouts.

The biggest win came from a 68-year-old woman in Wayne County who scored an incredible $1.67 million Lotto 47 jackpot. She matched all six numbers from the April 25 drawing — 05-16-17-34-36-44 — using a mix of her usual family numbers and a couple of last-minute Easy Pick selections.

? Her plans for the money?

• Buy a brand-new car
• Save the rest for the future

The winner said she and her husband have been playing Lotto 47 since the game first launched. Her husband discovered the jackpot the morning after the drawing while checking numbers online.

“I kept matching numbers and thought we had won a few bucks,” he said. “Then I matched the final number and yelled, ‘No way!’”

Another huge winner was 56-year-old Stephen Huesgen from Fraser, who landed a $1 million Powerball prize thanks to a set of lucky numbers he received from a Zoltar machine in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago.

? The same numbers finally paid off when he matched the first five white balls in the April 22 Powerball drawing:
24-29-32-49-63

Huesgen bought his ticket online and said he first learned about the win through an email from the lottery the next morning.

? What he plans to do with the money:

• Pay off his house and car
• Take a vacation
• Boost his retirement savings

Meanwhile, a four-member lottery group called the “Lucky Leprechauns” also joined the millionaire club after winning $1 million playing the Cash Surge instant game in Lenawee County.

One club member said the group only started playing together earlier this year, making the win even more unbelievable.

? Their reaction?
At first, they thought someone was joking after the scratch ticket revealed the top prize.

The group chose the lump-sum cash option of about $693,000 and says the money will be split between spending, saving, and sharing with family.