Michigan Lottery player in Saginaw ends 2024 with $855,000 prize

SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - Someone ended 2024 on a high note in Saginaw with a more than $855,000 prize from the Michigan Lottery.The lucky winner, who hadn't come forward by Tuesday morning, won the progressive jackpot in the Lucky 7s game. They purchased their winning ticket Monday at The Big Ugly Fish bar at 1418 State St. in Saginaw.The winner has one year to come forward and claim their prize at Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing.Lucky 7s is one of several fast cash games from the Michigan Lottery that feed into a single progressive jackpot. A winning $10 Lucky 7s ticket is eligible for the entire jackpot fed by all of the games.The odds of winning Lucky 7s are 1 in 600,000.The progressive jackpot resets after someone wins and continues growing again based on the number tickets sold. Tickets for fast cash games are sold at all of the Michigan Lottery's 10,000 retail partners across the state.