A Father's Day Gift Turned Into an $8 Million Michigan Lottery Jackpot
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Mon, 3 August 2026
1 report- mix957gr.com18:52first to report
After receiving a $50 instant game ticket for Father's Day, a Michigan dad and his sons hit an astounding $8 million jackpot and decided to split it equally.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- midmichigannow.com13:04
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. - Purchasing a ticket he “wouldn’t typically play” paid off for an Oakland County man who won $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s La
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- wgrd.com11:00
Another lucky player has hit it big with the Michigan Lottery. A local man bought a Cash Train ticket at a party store and walked away financially set for life.
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- wgrd.com23:00
The man almost skipped buying a scratch-off with only one top prize left. A lucky sign caught his eye at the register, leading to a huge 1 million dollar win
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- 9and10news.com18:15
A Michigan Lottery player is a millionaire after buying a winning $6.79 million Lotto 47 jackpot ticket in Kingsley.
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- kdhlradio.com14:01
A $1 million scratch-off winner just turned up in Maplewood after buying a $50 Casino Millions ticket at Cub Foods. The winner now has to make a trip to Roseville to claim the prize in person at lottery headquarters.
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- wfnt.com17:20
Michigan Lottery players can now redeem larger prizes without making a trip to a regional office.
Thu, 27 August 2026
1 report- wrrv.com13:20
Penny Smith of Middletown bought a lottery ticket at East Main Sunoco and hit the million dollar top prize on 50Xtra. She's the latest Hudson Valley resident to claim a major scratch-off win this year.
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- wrrv.com11:32
A Rensselaer man walked out of Cumberland Farms on North Greenbush Road with a $10 million scratch-off ticket. Daniel Russell's $30 ticket on the 300X The Money game turned into over $4.4 million after taxes.
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- 97zokonline.com01:25
An Illinois man's birthday gift came with a surprise worth $1 million, and he didn't even realize he'd won.
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- cbs2iowa.com21:36
A Linn County man has claimed a $300,000 top prize from an Iowa Lottery scratch game.Richard Zieser of Coggon purchased the winning “$300,000 Jackpot” ticket at
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- yahoo.com19:56
Carrow Road Trust of Peabody claimed the second $25 million grand prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Mega Money scratch ticket game.
Wed, 16 September 2026
1 report- kamloopsbcnow.com22:45
A Fort Nelson woman is looking to help her family and make some investments after a major lottery win. She didn’t pick the winning numbers, h.