MI Lottery Club Hits $2.8M Lotto 47 Jackpot

KENT COUNTY, MI — A three-person Michigan lottery club hit the lotto 47 jackpot, winning $2.86 million, according to the Michigan Lottery officials.

The Kent County lottery club matched the numbers drawn in the Nov. 27 Lotto 47 drawing (08-10-20-21-34-35) to win the prize, according to lottery officials.

They bought the winning ticket at the Coit Libation Station, located at 3700 Coit Avenue Northeast in Grand Rapids, according to lottery officials.

"We have been playing together for about two years," said the club’s representative. "The night of the drawing, I checked the numbers around 10 p.m. and realized we had won. At first I text the other club members and then thought I should give them a call so they knew I wasn’t just playing a trick on them."

The club chose to receive the prize as a one-time lump sum of about $2 million rather than annuity payments for the full amount, according to lottery officials.

Each member received a check for roughly $475,000 after taxes, according to lottery officials.

With their winnings, the club's members plan to pay bills and save for an earlier retirement, according to lottery officials.