Oakland County player claims $1.5 million Lotto 47 Double Play jackpot

An anonymous Oakland County player claimed a $1.5 million Lotto 47 Double Play jackpot after matching all six winning numbers in the Michigan Lottery's July 5, 2023, Double Play drawing.

The jackpot-winning numbers were 20, 25, 26, 27, 36 and 44. Matching that full six-number combination delivered the top prize available in Lotto 47 Double Play.

Michigan Lottery officials confirmed that the player claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters. The ticket holder elected to remain anonymous, leaving the winning ticket and the location of its purchase as the public details attached to the claim.

The winning ticket was purchased at Carnival Market, 1101 East Walton Boulevard in Pontiac. The store is in Oakland County, where the ticket holder was identified by the Michigan Lottery as a player from the county.

The $1.5 million award came from the separate Double Play drawing connected to Lotto 47. Double Play is an optional add-on that gives a Lotto 47 entry a second drawing after the regular Lotto 47 drawing has taken place.

Lotto 47 itself costs $1 per play. Players select six numbers from a field of numbers running from 1 through 47, and the same ticket numbers can be used in the additional Double Play drawing when that option is included.

The Double Play option costs an additional $1 per play. Its fixed top prize is $1.5 million, the amount secured by the Oakland County ticket after its six numbers matched the July 5 drawing.

The Michigan Lottery also lists doubled awards for Double Play prizes below the jackpot level. That feature applies to non-jackpot prizes in the separate drawing, while the game's top award remains $1.5 million.

After coming forward at Michigan Lottery headquarters, the winner chose a one-time payment of about $1 million. The alternative was annuity payments covering the full $1.5 million prize amount.

The selection of the one-time payment completed the claim for the July 5 Double Play jackpot. The player did not publicly disclose an identity, and the Michigan Lottery's confirmation centers the win on the Oakland County ticket and its Pontiac purchase location.

The drawing was a Double Play result rather than a separate ticket purchase for a different game. The ticket's Lotto 47 number selection, combined with the optional add-on, gave the player a second opportunity to match the six numbers drawn for Double Play.

The six-number match of 20, 25, 26, 27, 36 and 44 produced the game's full $1.5 million top prize. The Pontiac ticket became the winning entry once those numbers were drawn in the July 5 Double Play drawing.

Players seeking up-to-date information for Michigan games can check the latest Michigan lottery results page. The July 5 jackpot claim involved an anonymous Oakland County player, a ticket sold at Carnival Market in Pontiac, and the Lotto 47 Double Play game's top prize.