
A Michigan man missed winning the lottery jackpot by a single number. The next day, he won big
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A single number made the difference between a Michigan man winning and ultimately losing a Fantasy 5 jackpot, he told lottery officials. Though he initially missed out, his luck kicked in the very next day.
After a Michigan man was one number off from matching all five winning numbers in the state’s Fantasy 5 jackpot last month, he got back into the action the next day. It paid off and he walked away with a huge payout. The 53-year-old man from Macomb County, who chose not to reveal his identity, says the night after his near win, he played again and matched all five numbers to win the $795,905 Fantasy 5 jackpot, the Michigan Lottery said in a news release Thursday. The player won big after purchasing a winning ticket online on July 27, according to lottery officials. The jackpot for the July 26 game was $610,000. “I always buy Fantasy 5 tickets if the jackpot is over $250,000,” the player told the Michigan Lottery. “I usually buy my tickets in store, but the night of the drawing I realized I’d forgotten to buy some.” He went online to buy two tickets, and after the drawing, he says he received an email from the Michigan Lottery stating he’d won $1 in the drawing, according to the release. He thought the dollar was all he’d won until he received another email instructing him to log into his account to claim his prize, he said.

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