Michigan woman thought she won $10K then learned it was $635K jackpot

• A Lincoln Park woman took down the Jackpot Slots Fashion Cash top prize for a $634,679 jackpot win
• There are more than a dozen Fast Cash games in Michigan, offering a range of prizes, including a progressive jackpot
• The fortunate player was shocked to realize that she had won the jackpot, considering that she initially thought her win was only $10,000

One lottery player nearly had a heart attack after what she thought was a $10,000 jackpot win turned out to be a life-changing $635,000 prize.

That’s the story of a Lincoln Park woman who scored a six-figure jackpot from the Michigan Lottery’s Jackpot Slots Fast Cash game.

Michigan offers a range of instant games

In Michigan, there are more than a dozen Fast Cash games and all of those are feeding into one progressive jackpot.

Such games are played instantly, which means the progressive jackpot can be won at any time.

Each of the Fast Cash tickets grants players a chance to win the entire jackpot or a part of it.

The price for each game varies between $2 and $30, and instant win games are printed by retailers across Michigan.

Each Fast Cash game prints the jackpot amount on the ticket, and players can instantly realize if they had won the jackpot.

Only recently, a Lincoln Park woman decided to give the popular Fast Cash game a try.

She purchased her ticket at Lincoln Park Smokers and More on 1121 Southfield Road in Lincoln Park.

Interestingly, the woman emerged as the winner of the Jackpot Slots Fast Cash top prize for a whopping $634,679 payday.

Across Michigan, in 2025, lottery players have won more than $54m in prizes from Fast Cash games.

"I thought I was going to have a heart attack"

The 65-year-old winner spoke to an official from the Michigan Lottery and admitted that she saw the Powerball jackpot was big recently and decided to buy a ticket.

At the same time, the Lincoln Park woman purchased a Fast Cash ticket.

While at the store, the fortunate player decided to check her ticket and saw that she won the jackpot.

Interestingly, the 65-year-old woman initially thought that she won $10,000.

The winner then spoke to the store clerk and said that she felt "bummed" because she nearly missed the big jackpot, which was more than $600,000.

To the woman’s surprise and shock, the clerk told her she actually won the game’s top prize for a $634,679 payday.

"I thought I was going to have a heart attack, so he walked me out to my car. I signed the ticket and then called my husband to tell him the good news," the winner added.

Asked about her plans for her newfound fortune, the Lincoln Park woman admitted that she will take her grandkids to Disney World and complete renovations around her home.

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