Northville woman didn't realize she'd won $1 million Michigan Lottery prize for 6 weeks
It recently took a Northville woman six weeks to realize she'd won a $1 million Powerball prize.
Eileen Wickett, 60, purchased a ticket that matched the five white balls drawn Feb. 6 — 5, 11, 22, 23 and 69, according to the Michigan Lottery.
Wickett is a regular player and purchases tickets for the same set of numbers online via a subscription feature. When she saw an email from the Michigan Lottery that she'd won a prize, she assumed it was for a few dollars.
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"Since I have a subscription and my tickets are automatically purchased, I didn’t log on to my account for a while," she told the Michigan Lottery. "It wasn’t until six weeks after I’d won that I logged into my account and saw a $1 million prize pending. It was such an awesome feeling! I called my kids right away to tell them the good news."
She plans to use the money to complete home improvements, take a vacation and share with her family.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan Lottery: Northville's Eileen WIckett wins $1M Powerball prize
