Mom thought panicked daughter was in trouble, but she had won big Michigan jackpot

Using her usual set of numbers — ones “made up of special dates” — a Detroit woman played Fantasy 5 online with the Michigan Lottery.

Her picks — 02-10-11-17-21 — matched the winning numbers during the game’s March 12 drawing, according to a news release from lottery officials.

The woman, who chose to stay anonymous, won the game’s $482,417 jackpot.

“When I logged in to my account and saw I’d won the jackpot, I called my mom in a panic,” the 45-year-old woman told Michigan Lottery. “She thought something was wrong until I told her I’d won the Lottery.

“We were both in shock and couldn’t believe it,” she continued.

She says the prize money is a “huge relief,” and she plans to use her winnings to pay off bills before saving the rest, according to the news release.

The win “couldn’t have happened at a better time,” she said.

This story was originally published March 31, 2022 at 1:16 PM with the headline "Mom thought panicked daughter was in trouble, but she had won big Michigan jackpot."