An Upper Peninsula woman started shaking when she logged in to her Michigan Lottery account and saw a $25,000 a year for life Lucky For Life prize pending!
Carrie Settino, of L’Anse, won the big prize when her Lucky For Life ticket matched the five white balls drawn on July 2: 03-06-16-22-42. She bought her winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.
“I play Lucky For Life every once in a while, and whenever I play, I log into my account the next day to see if I won anything,” said Settino. “That’s exactly what I did this time, except instead of seeing the usual $4 or $6 prize, I saw a huge balance! I started shaking and thought to myself that there was no way it was real. Once I confirmed I really did win, I shared the exciting news with my family. It was awesome!”
Settino, 56, visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim her prize. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of $390,000, rather than payments of $25,000 a year for 20 years or life, whichever is greater. She plans to save her winnings.
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