Midland County woman wins $519,212 Big Cash Second Chance Jackpot Prize
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A Midland County woman can breathe easier after winning a $519,212 Big Cash Monthly Jackpot Progressive prize from the Michigan Lottery.
The player, who chose to remain anonymous, won $519,212 after she was selected in a random drawing that took place July 12. She earned entries into the giveaway by playing the eligible Big Cash Second Chance Jackpot games online at MichiganLottery.com. For more information regarding eligible Big Cash Second Chance Jackpot games, please visit https://news.michiganlottery.com/bigcash.
“I got an email that said I had been selected as the winner of the Big Cash Second Chance and it just didn’t seem real,” said the 60-year-old player. “I started digging around to make sure the email wasn’t a scam and called the Lottery to confirm that I was the winner.
“After that, I called my husband and told him he needed to sit down because I had news to share. When I told him he was shocked. When we walked into the Lottery building today, the shock started to wear off. I still can’t believe this happened to me.”
The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her big prize. With her winnings she plans to pay bills, buy a new truck and camper, and then save the remainder.
“The last few years have been tough with some medical bills that have piled up, so we can finally pay those off and live more comfortably,” the player said.
Select online instant games include a second chance progressive jackpot drawing. Part of every purchase of the games funds one progressive jackpot prize which is awarded in a second chance drawing each month. Players earn one entry for every $0.50 wagered playing the eligible games. After the entry period has closed, a random drawing takes place with one jackpot winner being selected from all entries for that month.
The Big Cash Second Chance game launched in April 2022. Since the Big Cash Second Chance games launched, players have won more than $4.2 million in progressive prizes. In the last 12 months, players have won:
- June 2023 – $519,212 progressive jackpot prize
- May 2023 – $559,200 progressive jackpot prize
- April 2023 – $538,958 progressive jackpot prize
- March 2023 – $625,162 progressive jackpot prize
- February 2023 – $261,935 progressive jackpot prize
- January 2023 – $403,618 progressive jackpot prize
- December 2022 – $125,514 progressive jackpot prize
- November 2022 – $110,689 progressive jackpot prize
- October 2022 – $97,885 progressive jackpot prize
- September 2022 – $99,821 progressive jackpot prize
- August 2022 – $104,730 progressive jackpot prize
- July 2022 – $121,668 progressive jackpot prize
Entries are only valid for the entry period in which they were earned. Each month, a new drawing period begins, and the progressive jackpot is reset to $5,000. The next drawing will take place Aug. 9.
