2 Metro Detroit Lottery Clubs Each Win $1M Prizes

METRO DETROIT — Two metro Detroit lottery clubs each won a $1 million prize, according to Michigan Lottery officials.

A Wayne County group said they are looking forward to being debt-free after winning $1 million mega millions prize, according to lottery officials.

The group matched the five white balls (02-24-25-52-58) in the Nov. 5 Mega Millions drawing to win $1 million, according to lottery officials.

They bought the winning ticket at the Wayne Med Mart, located at 417 South Wayne Road in Westland, according to lottery officials.

"The club doesn’t play Mega Millions often, but felt lucky and decided to buy a ticket," the club’s representative and spokesperson Anthony Jabbour said. "When our member with the ticket checked the numbers and saw five matches, he cried tears of joy!"

With their winnings they plan to pay bills and then save the remainder, according to lottery officials.

"To be debt-free is what we have all dreamed about, so to see that become a reality is truly a dream come true," said Jabbour.

In Macomb County, a lottery club member bought his father a Lotto 47 ticket that ended up hitting the jackpot, according to lottery officials.

The lucky players matched the six Lotto 47 numbers drawn (09-15-16-30-40-44) in the Dec. 14 drawing to win the $1.1 million jackpot, according to lottery officials.

The group bought the winning ticket at Liquor Land, located at 17934 East 9 Mile Road in Eastpointe, according to lottery officials.

The club's representative said he bought the ticket for his father as a birthday gift.

"I don’t buy tickets often, but when I do, I always buy them at Liquor Land because I remember my father always bought tickets there when I was a kid," the club's representative said. "When my dad checked the ticket after the drawing, he had to look at it more than a few times to believe what he was seeing."

They chose to receive the prize as a one-time lump sum of about $763,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount, according to lottery officials.

With their winnings, the club members plan to pay bills and invest the remainder in a business, according to lottery officials.