Michigan man won two Michigan Lottery tickets worth $110k each

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Michigan man's forgetfulness turns him into a double jackpot lottery winner

A lucky man from Michigan won a whopping sum of $220,000 playing Michigan Lottery’s Fantasy 5 lottery game with two tickets.

The man ended up winning two jackpots worth $110,000 each after he bought two identical tickets.

The winning tickets were sold at the Mobil gas station on West Main Street in Stanton. The store will receive a bonus of $2000 for selling winning tickets. 

"I have been playing Fantasy 5 for a long time and I always play the same sets of numbers," the player said.

The lucky winner says he will use the money to renovate his house and help out his family.

The Michigan Lottery offers numerous on-line and scratch-off games, giving players a wide variety of prize possibilities. 

Jackpots begin at $100,000 with drawings held daily. Fantasy 5 jackpots increase by a minimum of $5,000 per drawing if there is no jackpot winner. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 575,757.