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Canton Township Lottery Club Wins $384K Fantasy 5 Jackpot

With their winnings, the club members plan to take a cruise and invest, according to lottery officials.​

A Canton Township lottery club hit the Fantasy 5 Jackpot worth $384,709​, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
A Canton Township lottery club hit the Fantasy 5 Jackpot worth $384,709​, according to Michigan Lottery officials. (Michigan Lottery)

CANTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A Canton Township lottery club hit the Fantasy 5 Jackpot worth $384,709, according to Michigan Lottery officials.

The Jay Ambe lottery club members, Michael Rawson, 68, and Jitendrakumar Patel, 60, bought the winning ticket at Charlie’s Liquor Store, located at 129 South Venoy Road in Westland, according to lottery officials.

They won the jackpot after their numbers matched the winning Fantasy 5 numbers Sept. 12 drawing: 08-16-20-21-28, according to lottery officials.

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Rawson told lottery officials the two are friends who have been playing the Lottery together for a while.

Each member received about $192,000 before tax withholdings, according to lottery officials.

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With their winnings, the club members plan to take a cruise and invest, according to lottery officials.

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