Rochester Woman Wins $500,000 Powerball Prize - Play Michigan Lottery
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A 65-year-old woman from Rochester was lying awake one night with insomnia when she learned she had won a Powerball prize worth $500,000. Deborah Bates became the latest big winner from Michigan when she matched four white balls plus the Powerball in the drawing held on December 14.

Initially, she had won the $50,000 prize. However, because she had also played the Power Play option, her winnings were increased 10x to $500,000.

“I play Powerball every once in a while and usually check the results the morning after the drawing,” Bates said. “I couldn’t sleep one night, so I was playing on my phone when an email from the Lottery came through that said: Your winnings have arrived.”

Bates then logged into her Michigan Lottery account to see that her balance was $500,000. She added;

“I woke my husband up and had him look everything over to make sure it was real. It still hasn’t sunk in that I won!”

The winning numbers were 36-51-59-66-68, and the Powerball was 25. The winner purchased her ticket on the Michigan Lottery website. When visiting lottery headquarters to pick up her prize, Bates said she plans to save her winnings.

Long Time Coming

The last time players from Michigan won a Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot was in March 2021, when the Wolverine FLL lottery club won a prize of $1.05 billion. The group said they plan to use the winnings to give back to the community.

The largest prize won in the state for the January 17 Mega Millions drawing was one player that matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win $10,000. For the most recent drawing, there were 9,348 tickets sold in the state that won at least a $4 prize.

The Mega Millions game is played in 44 states and Washington, DC, and is also offered in the Virgin Islands, with tickets costing $2 each. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 PM.

It’s always a good idea for players to check their tickets immediately, as a recent winning ticket worth $1 million purchased in Warren in 2022 went unclaimed. Players can always find the latest lottery news on the Michigan Lottery website.

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