'It Was Shocking': Oakland County Woman Wins $100K Playing Lottery

OAKLAND COUNTY — An Oakland County woman was in disbelief when she won $100,000 playing a Michigan Lottery instant game.

The 62-year-old woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Michigan Lottery she kept forgetting to buy tickets at the store, so she started playing online games. She bought an "Extreme Green" ticket, and couldn't believe her eyes.

"When the $100,000 amount popped up while I was playing, I didn’t think it was real. It wasn’t until I saw the prize amount in my account balance that I believed I had actually won," she told the lottery. "It was shocking!”

The woman claimed her prize at lottery headquarters and said she plans to invest the money and help her family.

“I’ve always told my family that when it comes to playing the Lottery, ‘I am in it to win it,’” she said. “I can’t believe it finally happened!”

Lottery players can win up to $500,000 playing online. Prizes range from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5.

Last year, lottery players won more than $241 million playing games online.