One local Grand Rapids lottery player is now a bit wealthier than before. After playing one of their favorite games, the anonymous player was able to strike gold.
The player purchased a Cash Blast lottery ticket at a Triangle Tavern and won $361,787. The jackpot has climbed back above this amount and is nearing $400,000.
Details
Estimated Progressive Jackpot: $399,113
Pays 50 Percent of the Progressive Jackpot
Price: $5.00
Odds: 1 in 3.10
How to Play
Cash Blast is part of a series of Michigan Lottery games called Fast Cash. These games share a progressive jackpot and grow after every ticket that is sold.
Prizes are awarded on the spot, and tickets never sell out. This means that players can win jackpot prizes, and the game continues on without ever running out of the possibility of another large prize being paid out.
All of the information for these games can be found on the ticket itself, which you can purchase in-store only. After purchasing your ticket, you will know if you won a prize or not, since there are not any drawing events or special numbers that you have to pick.
For this specific game, you just need to see if your numbers match up with the winning numbers. If they line up with that particular game row, then you will win a prize for however many you match.
Each game on the ticket is played separately. After you have checked each row, count how many games you have won.
Depending on how many games you have won will determine what prize you will win. For example, winning all 8 of the games on the ticket will result in a 50 percent take home of the current jackpot.
Odds, Price, and Prizes
The overall odds of winning a single prize for this game are 1 in 3.10. To increase your chances of winning, you can purchase another ticket. Keep in mind that each ticket costs five dollars a play.
Below are the prizes and the odds to win each prize. As you can see, the player was able to win the jackpot at astounding odds.
Prize Odds
Progressive Jackpot: 1 in 400,000
$2,000: 1 in 12,500
$500: 1 in 2,971
$200: 1 in 1,961
$100: 1 in 1,159
$50: 1 in 212
$10: 1 in 8
$5: 1 in 6