When 52-year-old Tammie Pelton won $100 playing a game on MichiganLottery.com, she decided to use that money to purchase Powerball and Fantasy 5 tickets. She didn’t expect to win much, but she ended up taking home the $169,674 Fantasy 5 jackpot prize! The best part? She didn’t actually pay for her initial spin on the website — her free Daily Spin earned her a bonus credit, which in turn earned her $100. Tammie told Michigan Lottery that she couldn’t believe her luck!
“I had to triple check my account balance to make sure I wasn’t seeing things!” she said. “I woke up my husband and showed him the message. He was confused and asked who won, so I yelled: ‘We did!’ We are still having a hard time believing this is real.”
As for how Tammie will spend her winnings, she says she’s going to use some of it to travel and invest the rest.
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