There were some major lottery wins in Michigan in 2024, but one absolutely dominated the rest.
Michigan’s biggest lottery prize won or claimed in 2024 came on the first day of the year, according to the Michigan Lottery.
A Powerball ticket purchased at Food Castle of Grand Blanc in Grand Blanc matched the five white balls and Powerball drawn Jan. 1, 2024, to win a jackpot worth $842.2 million.
It was the largest Powerball prize ever won in Michigan.
The Michigan Lottery announced in June that a three-person lottery club from mid-Michigan, called The Breakfast Club, had claimed the prize.
The club chose to receive the winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of about $425 million instead of annuity payments for the full amount. After required income tax withholdings of 24% federal tax (about $102 million) and 4.25% state tax (about $18 million), the club received about $305 million, according to the Michigan Lottery.
The club members told the Michigan Lottery they planned to retire earlier than expected, travel and share the money with their immediate family and nonprofits close to their hearts.
And there were other big wins in 2024. Fifty tickets won at least $1 million.
Some of the other top wins included a Lotto 47 ticket purchased in Romulus that won $7.19 million and three instant tickets purchased in Farmington, Clinton Township and Holland that won $6 million each.
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There were some hotspots for huge prizes. Commerce Township, Grand Rapids and Westland each had three tickets worth at least $1 million sold in their communities.
When factoring in all prizes worth $100,000 or more, Bay City, Livonia, Mount Pleasant, Taylor and Westland were the hottest spots with six tickets worth $100,000 or more purchased in each of those towns.
Here’s a look at all the Michigan Lottery prizes worth $1 million or more that were won or claimed in 2024, according to the Michigan Lottery.
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