For an Oakland County Lottery club, winning a recent $3.73 million Lotto 47 jackpot still seems unreal.
The four-person Michigan Lucky 4 lottery club matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers drawn Dec. 10 to win the jackpot: 04-07-08-18-25-35. The club’s representative bought the winning ticket at the Sunoco gas station, located at 7650 Ortonville Road in Clarkston.
“Our family decided to form a Lottery club and we have been playing together for a while,” said the club’s representative. “I bought a Lotto 47 ticket for our club and forgot to check it after the drawing. A few days later, I was at the same retailer I purchased the ticket, and the owner told me they had sold a $3.73 million winning Lotto 47 ticket. I made a mental note to check my ticket when I got home and then completely forgot about it.
“A few days later, I saw the ticket and remembered that I still hadn’t checked it. When I realized that we’d won the jackpot, it took me awhile to gather my thoughts. Once it sunk in, I called my wife and the other club members to tell them the good news. It still seems unreal.”
The club members chose to receive their prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $2.5 million rather than 30 annuity payments for the full amount. They each plan to save their winnings.