Jonesville, MI – A Hillsdale County man is looking forward to living comfortably after winning a $115,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.
68-year-old Stephen Hammel, of Jonesville, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the July 24 drawing to win the big prize: 04-16-22-30-38. He bought his winning ticket at J&B Liquor, located at 319 Reading Avenue in Jonesville.
“I usually play Fantasy 5 a couple times a week,” said Hammel. “The day after the drawing, I took my ticket to the store to check it and I got a message to file a claim. I asked the manager to check it and when he got the same message, I looked up the winning numbers online. When I saw I had matched them all, I was in complete shock!”
He visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim the big prize. With his winnings, he plans to complete home improvements and save the remainder…saying: “Winning is a great feeling and is going to allow me to live comfortably.”
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