“Winning $4 million is life changing for anyone, but especially for this young woman who is only 26 years old,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “She will be able to use this prize to positively impact her life for many years to come.”

A Clinton County woman won $1 million on Christmas on a Michigan Lottery instant game that she picked up while buying tickets as holiday gifts.

A 26-year-old Oakland County woman is a millionaire after her dad decided to gift her a lottery ticket “just because.”

An Oakland County woman won $4 million on a scratch-off ticket that was given to her by her father "just because," officials said.

A Michigan woman bought a stack of scratch-off lottery tickets to give as gifts and the only one she kept for herself turned out to be a $1 million winner.

But it was hers — the one she kept for herself — that left her stunned, lottery officials said. The 66-year-old kept a Major Cashword instant ticket she purchased at a store in Westphalia, then scratched it off on Christmas, the Michigan Lottery said in a Jan. 27 news release.

Indiana resident Emily Hickox, 25, ended up with a winning Michigan Lottery ticket worth $500,000 after doing a white elephant gift exchange with her family.

A Clinton County woman’s yearly tradition landed her a $1 million jackpot prize while she was playing the Michigan Lottery’s Major Cashword instant game. “I bought several lottery tickets to give to family members as Christmas gifts,