“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 Michigan woman is now a millionaire after her dad gave her a lottery ticket as a “just because” gift. The 26-year-old woman, who chose to remain anonymous, told lottery officials that her dad gave her a $150,000,000 Spectacular instant game ticket, according to a Jan. 30 news release from the Michigan Lottery.

I went running to tell my husband and when I got to him, he thought something was wrong,” the woman told Michigan lottery officials.

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.

The 63-year-old’s stroke of luck came Dec. 30, when she bought a Lucky7s Fast Cash ticket in Saginaw and realized she had hit the jackpot. Her prize of $855,779 left her with an “unbelievable feeling,” she told Michigan Lottery officials in a Jan. 24 news release.