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Michigan Lottery player wins $25,000 a year for life

A man from Clarkston, Michigan won a $25,000 a year for life prize on a Lucky for Life drawing.

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Corinna Underwood

Bruce Quigley, 54, from Clarkston, Michigan certainly is Lucky for Life. On Thanksgiving Day he won $25,000 a year for life when his Lucky for Life ticket matched the five white balls drawn on November 23. The winning numbers were 7, 25, 33, 43, and 44. He bought his winning ticket online at the Michigan Lottery website.

It’s no joke; it’s Lucky for Life

Bruce told the Michigan Lottery, “I have a Lucky for Life online subscription so that I never miss a draw. The morning after the drawing, I checked my email while me and my wife were drinking coffee and I saw an email from the Lottery that I had never seen before.”

He added that when he logged into his lottery account, he saw that he had an amount of $300,000 pending. At the time, Bruce said, he had no idea how he could have won, so he thought it was a joke.

“I told my wife: ‘I think we may have won the lottery, but I’m not sure.’ After looking around on the website, I realized I had won $25,000 a year for life on Lucky for Life and that’s when I said to my wife: ‘We really did win the lottery!’ It was the best Thanksgiving ever!”

Bruce recently picked up his prize from the Lottery Headquarters. He opted for the one-time lump sum payment of $390,000 instead of the annuity payments of $25,000 a year for 20 years or life. He told the Michigan Lottery that he intends to save his winnings for his retirement.

How to play Lucky for Life

You can play Michigan’s Lucky for Life for just $2 per play, and you can win prizes ranging from $3 up to a lifetime of cash payments. Here’s a rundown of the prizes.

  • Match 5 white balls + Lucky Ball: $1,000 a day for life
  • Match 5 white balls: $25,000 a year for life
  • Match 4 white balls + Lucky Ball: $5,000
  • Match 4 white balls: $2,000
  • Match 3 white balls + Lucky Ball: $150
  • Match 3 white balls: $20
  • Match 2 white balls + Lucky Ball: $25
  • Match 2 white balls: $3
  • Match 1 White Ball + Lucky Ball: $6
  • Match the Lucky Ball: $4

About the Michigan Lottery

The Great Lake State launched its lottery in 1972. Since then, a percentage of every dollar spent on lottery tickets has been contributed to the School Aid Fund. In 2022, The Michigan Lottery has given more than $1.248 billion to Michigan’s public schools. Since its inception, the Michigan Lottery has donated more than $27 billion to support public education.

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