The winner learned he'd won after receiving a text from his son alerting of a big winner being sold at a nearby store.

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A convenience store employee grabs a Powerball lottery ticket for a customer on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) (Jenny Kane, Copyright ...

LANSING, MI -- A weekend getaway to Northern Michigan turned a Macomb County woman’s life upside down as she won a $500,000 jackpot playing the Michigan Lottery’s Linked Wins instant game.

The largest Michigan Lottery prize won or claimed in 2025 was $32.91 million that was won in the Dec. 13 Lotto 47 drawing.