LANSING, MI -- A Macomb County man is planning to help out his family after he won a $481,582 Fantasy 5 jackpot recently. The winner matched all five numbers drawn -- 01-03-07-23-38 -- in the Aug. 16 drawing to win the prize.

“After I bought my ticket online, I wrote down my numbers so I could check them the next day,” said the winner, who chose to remain anonymous. “The morning after the drawing, I got on MichiganLottery.com to look at the results and saw someone won the jackpot. I started matching my numbers and went into shock when I realized I was the jackpot winner!”

The winner bought his ticket on the Michigan Lottery website. He visited Lottery headquarters in Lansing to claim his prize. The man says he plans on sharing the winnings with his family and saving the remainder.

“I ha

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