For the 13th time this year, a lucky Michigan Lottery player has won $25,000 a year for life playing Lucky For Life!
A ticket matched the five white balls drawn Friday night – 04-07-09-24-36 – to win the big prize. The winning ticket was bought at the Lakeview Market, located at 9775 Elizabeth Lake Road in White Lake. White Lake is about 40 miles northwest of Detroit.
“Lucky For Life continues to be incredibly lucky for Michigan Lottery players, with another $25,000 a year for life prize being won on Friday night!” said Lottery Commissioner, Suzanna Shkreli. “It’s the 13th time this year that a player has hit a life-changing prize on the game, and the big win capped off a huge week for Michigan Lottery players in which they won three $25,000 a year for life Lucky For Life prizes, a $5 million Mega Millions prize, and a $1.72 million Lotto 47 jackpot!”
Lucky For Life has been exceptionally lucky for Lottery players this year. The big win marks the 13th time this year a Michigan player has won a lifetime prize playing Lucky For Life. The 12 previous big wins came on:
- Feb. 20, with a ticket bought at Borders Corner Store, located at 7024 East Pickard Road in Mount Pleasant. This prize was claimed by a Flushing woman.
- March 12, with a ticket bought online at This prize was claimed by an Escanaba woman.
- March 23, with a ticket bought at the Value Center Market, located at 27428 6 Mile Road in Livonia. This prize was claimed by a Redford Township woman.
- March 25, with a ticket bought online at This prize was claimed by a Flushing man.
- March 26, with a ticket bought at Merriman Drugs, located at 31320 5 Mile Road in Livonia. This prize has yet to be claimed.
- April 17, with a ticket bought online at This prize was claimed by a Detroit woman.
- April 19, with a ticket bought at the Hub Sports Bistro, located at 16780 21 Mile Road in Macomb Township. This prize was claimed by a Macomb man.
- April 29, with a ticket bought at Morning Fresh Bakeries, located at 3223 North Adrian Highway in Adrian. This prize was claimed by a Lenawee County woman.
- May 16, with a ticket bought at the Shell gas station, located at 11541 East 15 Mile Road in Sterling Heights. This prize was claimed by a Sterling Heights woman.
- June 30, with a ticket bought at Hartland AC Holdings LLC, located at 10440 Highland Road in Hartland. This prize was claimed by a Fenton man.
- Sept. 22, with a ticket bought at the Sunshine Liquor Shop, located at 27342 Joy Road in Redford. This prize has yet to be claimed.
- Sept. 23, with a ticket bought at Ernie’s Beer and Wine, located at 13167 North Saginaw Road in Clio. This prize has yet to be claimed.
The lucky winners have two choices to collect the big prizes:
- Annual $25,000 payments for a minimum of 20 years or life, whichever is greater, or
- A one-time lump sum cash payment of $390,000
The winners should the Michigan Lottery Player Relations Division at 844-917-6325 to schedule an appointment to collect the big prizes. The prizes must be claimed at the Lottery’s headquarters in Lansing. Lucky For Life tickets are valid for one year from the drawing date.
For just $2 per play, Lucky For Life gives Lottery players a chance to win prizes ranging from $3 to a lifetime of cash. To win the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life, players must match all five winning numbers ranging from 1 to 48, plus one Lucky Ball ranging from 1 to 18. Players who match all five winning numbers, but not the Lucky Ball, will win $25,000 a year for life. Drawings take place at 10:38 p.m. seven days-a-week. Tickets may be purchased at Lottery retailers across the state and online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.casinowinning.net.
