LANSING, MI -- A Kent County man purchased a few extra Fantasy 5 tickets for the drawing held on Sept. 18 and it turned out to be a life-altering decision. The 63-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, is now planning for his upcoming retirement after he ended up winning the $476,728 jackpot.

“I play Fantasy 5 regularly, and usually buy one ticket, but I bought a few extra tickets for this drawing since the jackpot was so high,” said the lucky winner. “After the drawings, I always check the winning numbers online and if the jackpot is won, I look to see where the winning ticket was sold.

“The day after the drawing, I saw the jackpot was won and saw the winning ticket was purchased at the same store where I purchased mine. I got my tickets out of my car to check them and was blow

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