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Updated: December 26, 2024 @ 4:14 am
Sherry Spencer holds the winning $129,866 check
Sherry Spencer holds the winning $129,866 check
LANSING – A Manistee woman is planning to do some extra Christmas shopping after winning a $129,866 BIG CA$H second chance jackpot prize from the Michigan Lottery.
Sherry Spencer, 71, won $129,866 after she was selected in a random drawing that took place Dec. 10. She earned entries into the giveaway by playing the eligible BIG CA$H Second Chance Jackpot games online at MichiganLottery.com. For more information regarding eligible BIG CA$H Second Chance Jackpot games, please visit https://news.michiganlottery.com/bigcash.
“I saw an email from the Lottery that said I’d won a $129,866 BIG CA$H second chance jackpot, but I had a hard time believing it was real,” said Spencer. “Shortly after seeing the email, I got a call from the Lottery and was so delighted to hear that it was a real prize. Winning is such an amazing feeling!”
Spencer recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to take a vacation, buy her grandkids extra Christmas gifts, and then save the remainder.
Select online instant games include a second chance progressive jackpot drawing. Part of every purchase of the games funds one progressive jackpot prize which is awarded in a second chance drawing each month. Players earn one entry for every $0.50 wagered playing the eligible games. After the entry period has closed, a random drawing takes place with one jackpot winner being selected from all entries for that month.
The BIG CA$H Second Chance game launched in April 2022. Since the BIG CA$H Second Chance games launched, players have won more than $9 million in progressive prizes. In the last 12 months, players have won:
• November 2024 — $129, 866 progressive jackpot prize
• October 2024 — $123,884 progressive jackpot prize
• September 2024 — $114,176 progressive jackpot prize
• August 2024 — $176,540 progressive jackpot prize
• July 2024 — $205,831 progressive jackpot prize
• June 2024 — $207,199 progressive jackpot prize
• May 2024 — $212,310 progressive jackpot prize
• April 2024 — $234,333 progressive jackpot prize
• March 2024 — $250,299 progressive jackpot prize
• February 2024 — $227,383 progressive jackpot prize
• January 2024 — $257,631 progressive jackpot prize
• December 2023 — $260,975 progressive jackpot prize
Entries are only valid for the entry period in which they were earned. Each month, a new drawing period begins, and the progressive jackpot is reset to $5,000. The next drawing will take place Jan. 21.
About 97 cents of every dollar spent on Lottery tickets is returned to the state in the form of contributions to the state School Aid Fund, prizes to players, and commissions to vendors and retailers. Preliminary results show in the 2024 fiscal year, the Lottery provided more than $1.2 billion for Michigan’s public schools, its sixth contribution of more than $1 billion. Since it began in 1972, the Lottery has contributed nearly $30 billion to support public education in Michigan. For additional information, follow the Michigan Lottery on Facebook, Instagram, X and online at www.michiganlottery.com.
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