'I think we hit!' Woman wins nearly $300,000 Michigan Lottery jackpot on husband's birthday
After winning nearly $300,000, a Michigan Lottery winner was able to give her husband the best birthday present ever.
Kristin Murawski, 46, won the $288,903 Fantasy 5 jackpot July 21, which also happened to be her husband, Scott's, birthday. Murawski bought the winning ticket at a Red Party Store in Willis, Michigan, about 35 miles southwest of Detroit.
She told Michigan Lottery officials she likes to play Fantasy 5 when the jackpot is over $150,000, so she made a quick stop at the store and grabbed a ticket. It was Scott Murawski's birthday, so they stopped at a neighbor's house on the way home to celebrate.
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"While we were there, my brother-in-law texted my husband the winning numbers," Murawski told lottery officials. "As I was looking at them, I kept yelling: ‘I think we hit! I think we hit!’ My husband looked at the ticket and his jaw dropped!"
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Murawski called winning the lottery "life-changing" and said it will mean an earlier retirement for both herself and her husband. She told lottery officials she plans to pay student loans, then invest the remainder of the prize.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Michigan Lottery Fantasy 5 winner: Woman wins on husband's birthday
