St. Clair County woman wins $361,184 Michigan Lottery jackpot

A St. Clair County woman described winning a $361,184 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery's Jackpot Slots Fast Cash as a “gift from God.”

The player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her winning ticket at the Deluxe Party Store, located at 69209 North Main St. in Richmond.

“I really enjoy playing the Fast Cash games and usually play the Jackpot Slots game,” said the 74-year-old player. “I scanned the ticket right after I purchased it and a message came up saying I need to visit a Lottery office. I thought the machine was broken, so I called one of the employees over who told me the message meant I had won big. 

“When I asked how much I had won, he looked the ticket over and said: ‘The jackpot!’ We were both so excited, we couldn’t believe it.”

The lucky player visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to purchase a new car and help her family.

“Winning a prize like this feels like a gift from God,” she said.

Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from $2 per play up to $20 per play.

Fast Cash games offer a progressive jackpot that can be won instantly. Every Fast Cash ticket gives players a chance to win all or part of the progressive jackpot. 

All of the Fast Cash games feed into one jackpot, which grows with every ticket purchased. The current jackpot amount prints on each ticket, so players always know the amount of the jackpot up for grabs. The jackpot may be won at any time. As soon as the jackpot is hit, a new one starts to grow.