Lottery officials in Michigan said the four people are part of an Oakland County lottery called The Wolverine FLL Club.
” A club member saw a sign that the jackpot was up to $ 1 billion and remembered that they had not yet bought their tickets. release.
The group chose to receive the award in a lump sum of $ 776 million, officials said. After tax, the club will take home $ 557 million.
“This kind of money will affect the families of our club members for generations to come. We intend to remain humble and pay for it through charity in Southeast Michigan,” Panouses said.
The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger in Novi, Michigan.
“Kroger is committed to our mission to feed our communities,” said Rachel Hurst, corporate affairs manager at Kroger Co. of Michigan, said.
Over the past three years, the lottery has raised $ 3 billion for Michigan’s School Aid Fund, Lottery Commissioner Brian O. Neill said in the statement.
“If you play naturally, you dream of winning, but the reality of it was incredible,” Panouses said.