A woman in Michigan, U.S., became a millionaire after winning $1.2 (Rs 8.8 crore) million jackpot from a lottery drawing after playing the same set of numbers every week for a year.
The woman from Oakland County, who chose to remain anonymous, reportedly matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers that were drawn on August 18: 05-06-11-36-40-47 - after buying a ticket online from Michiganlottery.com.
Interestingly, she is only the second person to win the Lotto 47 jackpot with an online ticket. Before her, a man from Wayne County won $2.5 million on an online ticket.
The 51-year-old winner told the media she played Lotto 47 every week of the year. "I have played Lotto 47 online for about a year. I always play the same numbers and I always play them online," she said.
“When I checked the results, I saw someone had won but didn’t even think it could have been me. When I looked a little closer, the numbers seemed familiar.?When I verified in my account that I was the winner I was shocked. I’m still shocked," she added.?
She has already claimed her winnings from the Lottery headquarters in the state, and decided on a one-time lump sum payment of $734,000 (after tax deductions), instead of 30 annual payments totalling $1.2 million.
She now plans to take a vacation, share a part of the winnings with her family, and save the rest for her retirement.
In July,?A Maharashtra mariner?has hit a jackpot by winning $1 million in a?lucky draw?contest in Dubai.?
Ganesh Shinde, based in Maharashtra's Thane, bought the jackpot ticket from the Dubai Duty-Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw website on June 16.?Shinde, who is a seaman for a Brazilian company, had bought the coveted ticket when he was travelling back to Dubai.? ??
On his arrival, he was left stunned as he found out that he had won the jackpot.?