MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A woman from Mount Pleasant said she bought a Power Play lottery ticket back in January on a whim. She forgot she had even purchased the ticket. About a month later she found the ticket in her purse and scanned it to learn she had won big.
"I buy Powerball tickets every once in a while," said 41-year-old Jennifer Horton. "I don't usually play the Power Play, but when I was purchasing my ticket the worker suggested adding it, so I did."
Horton matched four white balls and the Powerball – 16-31-34-47-65, PB: 10 – in the Jan. 20 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $150,000.
Horton purchased the winning ticket at the Marathon gas station located at 10010 East Pickard Street in Mount Pleasant.
“I forgot all about the ticket and found it in my purse about a month later," said Horton. "I scanned it at the store and got a message to visit the lottery office. When I realized it was a winning ticket of $150,000, I didn’t believe it at first. I thought there was no way I spent $4 and won $150,000. It was a crazy feeling to be holding a ticket worth so much money!”
Horton claimed her prize at Lottery headquarters recently and plans to use her winnings to pay bills and take her family on a vacation.
Powerball plays can be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state or online at MichiganLottery.com.
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