A 68-year-old man from Traverse City, Michigan, won $25,000 a year for life from the Lucky For Life lottery. He bought the winning ticket at Olesons Food Store and chose to receive a one-time lump sum payment of $390,000 instead of annual payments.
TRAVERSE CITY A 68-year-old Traverse City man plans to live debt free after winning a Lucky For Life prize worth 25 000 a year for life from the Michigan Lottery. Per a Nov. 26 news release from the organization Craig Capell won the prize when his ticket matched the five white balls drawn Nov. 13 03-09-16-20-42. He bought the winning ticket at Olesons Food Store on North Long Lake Road in Traverse City. I always play Mega Millions and Lotto 47 and on the days theres not a Mega Millions or Lotto 47 drawing I play Lucky For Life Capell said. I was at the store and realized it was a Lucky For Life day so I bought my ticket. I was up early the next morning getting ready for a hunting trip and checked my ticket before I left. When I saw Id won 25 000 a year for life I couldnt believe it. I had my wife look the ticket over and she was a little skeptical so I looked online and saw a winner was sold at Olesons which is where I bought my ticket. Once I got home from my trip I called the Lottery to verify my ticket and thats when I knew it was real. Capell recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. He chose to receive a one-time lump sum payment of 390 000 instead of annual payments of 25 000 for 20 years or life. He plans to invest take a vacation and pay off debt. Winning still feels pretty unreal but its a relief knowing we will be able to live debt free he said. Lucky For Life tickets cost 2 per play. Players must match all five winning numbers from 1 to 48 and one Lucky Ball from 1 to 18 to win the top prize of 1 000 a day for life. Players who match all five winning numbers without the Lucky Ball win 25 000 a year for life. Drawings are held nightly at 10 38 p.m. Tickets are sold at Lottery retailers statewide and online at MichiganLottery.com. Stay up to date on important stories from 910 News delivered free to your inbox