Hesperia man $111K plus in lottery

An Oceana County man “quickly became popular” after winning a $111,368 Jackpot Slots Fast Cash jackpot while at his local bar.

James Conley, of Hesperia, bought his winning ticket Jan. 16 at Freeman’s Leaky Tap, at 10193 Dickinson Ave. in Walkerville. Hesperia is about 30 miles northeast of Muskegon.

“I play Fast Cash a lot and I bought a ticket as soon as I got to the bar,” said Conley. “I saw the three jackpot symbols right away and I went into shock. A few people at the bar scanned the ticket on the Lottery app to confirm I really did win, and the owner confirmed it too. Once everyone there knew I won, let’s just say I quickly became popular. Everyone was excited for me.”

Conley, 84, recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the prize. He plans to save his winnings.

“Winning has me feeling thrilled, nervous, happy and everything in between,” said Conley.

Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from $2 per play up to $20 per play.

Fast Cash games offer a progressive jackpot that can be won instantly. Every Fast Cash ticket gives players a chance to win all or part of the progressive jackpot.

All of the Fast Cash games feed into one jackpot, which grows with every ticket purchased. The current jackpot amount prints on each ticket, so players always know the amount of the jackpot up for grabs. The jackpot may be won at any time. As soon as the jackpot is hit, a new one starts to grow.