A Wayne County man and his wife are “sitting pretty” after winning a share of a $697,974 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

Three lucky players – one from Macomb County, one from Isabella County, and one from Wayne County – split a $697,974 Fantasy 5 jackpot. The lucky players matched the numbers drawn July 12 to split the huge jackpot: 08-17-18-24-29. Each player received $232,658.

David Constantakis, of Wayne County, purchased his winning ticket at the Family Fare, located at 1002 Forest Avenue in Frankfort.

“I was on vacation in Frankfort and bought a few Fantasy 5 tickets when I stopped at the store to get snacks for our canoe trip,” said Constantakis. “I took the tickets back to the store after the drawing and scanned them. I got a message to see the retailer on one of them, so my wife pulled up the winning numbers online and read them off. When she got to the last two numbers, she said: ‘If we have 24 and 29, we are going to be sitting pretty!’ When I looked down at the ticket and confirmed those were my last two numbers, I was in awe!”

Constantakis, 68, recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his big prize. With his winnings, he plans to pay off his home, donate, and then save the remainder.

The Macomb County player, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased her winning ticket at Groesbeck & Elizabeth Petro, located at 43561 Groesbeck Highway in Clinton Township.

The Isabella County player, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased her winning ticket online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.casinowinning.net.

Each Fantasy 5 play is only $1. For an additional $1 per play, EZmatch may be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving players a chance to win up to $500 instantly. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Fantasy 5 ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $110,000 in the nightly Double Play drawing. Players may win prizes in the regular nightly drawing, the Double Play drawing, or both. Fantasy 5 players select five numbers from one to 39. Players who match all five Fantasy 5 numbers drawn win a jackpot that starts at $100,000.

Fantasy 5 drawings are held seven days a week at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.casinowinning.net until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.