Oakland County Woman Wins $300K Playing Michigan Lottery

PONTIAC, MI — An Oakland County woman won $300,000 playing the Michigan Lottery, officials said Monday.

The 33-year-old woman gave her father cash to buy a lottery ticket at the Super Happy Dollar Market, located on the 1300 block of Baldwin Avenue in Pontiac.

He came home with a Bonus Ball Bingo ticket.

“My dad was going to the store, so I gave him a few dollars and told him to get me a Lottery ticket,” the 33-year-old player said, according to a news release by the lottery. “He came home with a Bingo ticket, which I have never played since I usually only play the Cashword games.”

She scratched the ticket, and was stunned at what she saw.

“When I finished scratching the ticket, I had my dad look it over because I thought I was reading it wrong. After he looked it over, we scanned it on the Lottery app to confirm because we both didn’t believe what we were seeing. When the message came up confirming my $300,000 prize, we both started crying! It still doesn’t seem real.”

The woman has since claimed her winnings at lottery headquarters.

Her plan now: buy a new home, take a vacation, and save the rest.

Lottery players won more than $1.8 billion playing instant games last year, officials said.

Players have won more than $31 million playing Bonus Ball Bingo, which launched in August 2020.

The game costs $5 a ticket. Prizes start at $5 and can reach$300,000.

More than $13 million in prizes remain, including two $300,000 top prizes, four $12,000 prizes, and six $10,000 prizes.

Lottery instant game tickets are available at more than 10,000 retailers across the state.