LANSING, MI -- A Genesee County woman says her chest tightened up when she realized she’d won a $500,000 jackpot recently. The winner won her prize while playing the Michigan Lottery’s Triple Red 777s instant game.

“I found some extra money in my pocket, so I stopped at the store to buy a lottery ticket,” said the 38-year-old winner, who chose to remain anonymous. “I usually only play the Cashword scratch off tickets, but the store was out of all their Cashword games and Triple Red 777s caught my eye.

“I didn’t think I won anything at first, but I looked the ticket over one more time to be sure. When I saw the $500,000 win, my chest tightened up and I started shaking. You never think it will be you who wins the big one, and I still can’t believe I won!”

The winner bought her ticket at t

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