Tuscola County Woman Claims $309,125 Diamond Wild Time Progressive Jackpot

A small Club Keno win led to a $309,125 Michigan Lottery jackpot for a woman from Tuscola County, who used those initial winnings to buy the Fast Cash ticket that produced the Diamond Wild Time Progressive prize.

The player, who is 65 years old, won the six-figure prize in the Michigan Lottery’s Diamond Wild Time Progressive Fast Cash game. She has chosen to remain anonymous.

The sequence began while she was at a bar playing Club Keno. After winning a few dollars, she used that money to purchase a Fast Cash ticket rather than making the purchase separately from the earlier game.

That ticket was sold at Dreams Do Come True, a retailer at 809 East Huron Road in Bad Axe, Michigan. The Bad Axe purchase location is tied to the winning Diamond Wild Time Progressive ticket.

The size of the prize was confirmed through two checks of the ticket. A bartender scanned it first, and a nearby patron then checked the ticket with the Michigan Lottery app.

Those checks established that the ticket had won $309,125. The win was not discovered through a later drawing because the Fast Cash format allows the result to be determined immediately.

The winner recently visited Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim the prize. Her identity remains undisclosed because she elected to remain anonymous.

The player has a specific plan for the money. She intends to buy a new vehicle and save the rest of the winnings.

Fast Cash games are instant-win games printed from terminals at Michigan Lottery retailers. The tickets are available at prices ranging from $2 to $30 per play.

The format uses a shared progressive jackpot that increases as Fast Cash tickets are sold. Unlike a draw-based prize, the progressive jackpot can be won immediately without waiting for a drawing.

The Diamond Wild Time Progressive prize therefore combined the terminal-printed Fast Cash format with a jackpot that had grown through ticket sales. The winning ticket delivered the jackpot at the time it was played, rather than requiring the player to match numbers in a scheduled drawing.

Michigan Lottery players won more than $54 million through Fast Cash games during 2025. The $309,125 prize represents one of the six-figure wins produced by that game format, while the winner’s planned use of the money centers on a vehicle purchase and savings.

Readers looking for current Michigan draw information can use the latest Michigan lottery results page. The Tuscola County jackpot has already been claimed, and the winner’s name remains private.