80-Year-Old Michigan Woman Mistakes $100,000 Lottery Win for a Scam
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A woman in her 80s from Barry County received the shock of her life when she won $100,000 from a second-chance Michigan Lottery game, although she didn’t trust it at first.
The Michigan Lottery said that a scratch-off ticket, 300,000,000 Extraordinaire, she had bought in West Michigan seemed to be a dud by the first look. The lady then decided to scan it with the Michigan Lottery mobile app and also put it in a second-chance drawing and the result was many times more than she hoped for.
“I thought I was deceived when I got the call saying I’d won,” the woman said. She realized it was legitimate only when she came across an official email from the Lottery later.
The very fortunate winner, who has requested to keep her identity secret, confessed that she intends to invest the windfall and thus create a strong financial foundation. “It’s a blessing,” she said. “It brings peace of mind at this stage in life.”
It’s not often these kinds of awards are given out. What’s even more unlikely: The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290 million, while for the Powerball jackpot these odds are around 1 in 292 million only.
24-hour help is ready for those who have problems with gambling. They can contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER or send a text message to 800GAM. You can visit michiganlottery.com for more details.
