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Oakland County lottery club shares how they plan to spend $1B Mega Millions jackpot
Read full article: Oakland County lottery club shares how they plan to spend $1B Mega Millions jackpotNOVI, Mich. – The news of who won the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot is swirling around the Kroger in Novi. It’s where someone belonging to the four-person Wolverine FLL Lottery Club bought the winning ticket back in January. On Friday, an attorney for the group announced how they’re going to spend their money. READ: Lottery club claims Michigan’s largest jackpot in historyAdThe group took the lump sum option, putting the grand total at $776 million. Kroger will get $50,000 for selling the winning ticket and plans to donate the money to the Food Bank Council of Michigan.
Lottery club claims Michigan’s largest jackpot in history
Read full article: Lottery club claims Michigan’s largest jackpot in historyThe Michigan Lottery finally announced Friday who won the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot. The lucky winners of the $1.05 billion lottery prize are members of a four-person lottery club called the Wolverine FLL Club. AdMany are wondering who the lottery club is comprised of. According to the Michigan Lottery, individuals must start a lottery group if two or more people want to file a joint claim for a lottery prize. If the lottery prize is more than $600, the group must name all group members to the Bureau of State Lottery and, before getting any money, all members must be vetted for liability.
Oakland County lottery club claims $1B Mega Millions jackpot
Read full article: Oakland County lottery club claims $1B Mega Millions jackpotNOVI, Mich. – The wait is over: The winners of the largest lottery prize in Michigan history have claimed their billion-dollar jackpot. A four-member Oakland County lottery club, named Wolverine FLL Club, held the winning lottery ticket drawn on Jan. 22 for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot -- the largest prize in Michigan Lottery history, Michigan Lottery reports. The group’s winning ticket -- with numbers 04, 26, 42, 50, 60 and the Mega Ball 24 -- was purchased at a Kroger in Novi. According to officials, the national and world record for a lottery jackpot is $1.58 billion. The largest lottery prize ever won by a Michigan player was a $337 million Powerball jackpot won back in 2012, officials said.