An Ingham County woman recently won $100,000 per year in the Michigan Lottery.
The 71-year-old woman, who chose to remain anonymous, found out she had matched five white balls in the Aug. 20 Millionaire For Life drawing when she logged in to her Michigan Lottery account to do her Daily Spin to Win.
"I've been playing Millionaire For Life since the game started earlier this year," she told Lottery officials. "Every morning when I wake up, I log in to my Michigan Lottery account to do my Daily Spin to Win.
"The morning after the drawing, a pop-up came up when I logged in notifying me of a prize. I thought it said I won $2,000 and I was excited about that. Then I realized I had actually won over $2 million! It was unbelievable," she said.
The woman matched the five white balls — 01-16-26-40-44 — to win the big prize. She purchased her ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.
The woman recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the prize and chose to annual payments of $100,000 a year for 20 years or life, whichever is greater, rather than a one-time lump sum payment of $2.2 million.
With her winnings, she plans to complete home renovations and then save the remainder.
This prize marks the second time a Michigan Lottery player has won the second-tier prize of $100,000 a year for life since the Millionaire For Life game launched on Feb. 22. The first prize was won by a Charlevoix County woman on May 21 with a ticket purchased at Mancelona North EZ Mart, 8150 U.S. 131 in Mancelona.
For $5 per play, Millionaire For Life gives players the chance to win prizes ranging from $8 up to a lifetime of cash.
To win the game's top prize of $1 million a year for life, players must match all five white ball numbers, ranging from 1 to 58, and the Millionaire Ball number ranging from 1 to 5.
Players who match all five white ball numbers, but not the Millionaire Ball, will win $100,000 a year for life.
Drawings take place daily at 11:15 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Ingham County woman wins $100K for life. What she plans to do