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Michigan Lottery: These Businesses Have Sold the Biggest-Winning Tickets

By Anne Erickson May 9th
(Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Say you want to win the Michigan lottery? Maybe you’ll have a chance to win if you buy your ticket from one of the businesses that recently sold one of the biggest winners.

The Michigan Lottery has kept a tally of the stores that have sold the winning lottery tickets with the biggest amount of cash. So, what’s No. 1 for the year, so far?

Let’s start with No. 5. The Kroger at 6430 W. Saginaw Hwy in Lansing sold a ticket worth $1.15 million on Jan. 7 of this year. That’s a lot of cash, and that’s actually in the area where I grew up. I wonder if it’s anyone who knows my parents. Anyway, that store sold the No. 5 biggest ticket of the year, so far. The store that sold the No. 4 biggest ticket of the year so far is Wally’s Bar in Gladstone. That ticket scored $1.41 million on Feb. 16. No. 3 goes to 7-ELEVEN #33432 in Chesterfield Township, with a ticket worth $2 million sold. No. 2 goes to the Lathrup Village Convenience in Southfield, where a $4.38 million ticket was sold.

Michigan Lottery: The business that sold the biggest ticket of 2023 so far

Finally, at No. 1, Perch’s IGA in Alpena sold at ticket worth $6 million on March 7. Wow. Talk about a successful day at the grocery store. Find more of the spots where the biggest Michigan lottery winners purchased their tickets here.

Which Michiganders Are Billionaires?

  • Alan Zekelman

    He owns a stake in his family’s steel business, Zekelman Industries. Zekelman’s net worth is $1.8 billion, ranking as the 1,647th wealthiest person in the world. Though he has citizenship in Canada, he is a resident of Bloomfield Hills.

     

  • William Young

    He is the CEO of plastic container maker Plastipak, which makes more than $3 billion in annual sales. Young’s net worth is $2 billion, ranking as the 1,516th wealthiest person in the world.

  • Roger Penske

    Former race car driver Roger Penske is the founder, chairman and CEO of publicly traded car and truck dealer Penske Automotive Group. Penske’s net worth is $3.2 billion, ranking as the 905th wealthiest person in the world.

  • Marian Ilitch

    She and her husband, Mike Ilitch, who died in 2017, cofounded Little Caesars Pizza in 1959. Her net worth is $4.3 billion, ranking as the 636th wealthiest person in the world.

  • Doug, Hank, and Mark Meijer & family

    Together they own the Michigan-based grocery chain Meijer. Each of them has a net worth is $4.6 billion, with a tie ranking as the 591st wealthiest people in the world. Mark has no role in day-to-day operations but serves on the company’s board of directors.

  • Mat Ishbia

    He is chairman and CEO of Michigan-based mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage, now UWM Holdings, founded by his father Jeff in 1986. Ishbia’s net worth is $5.4 billion, ranking as the 486th wealthiest person in the world.

  • Ronda Stryker

    She is a director of Stryker Corp., the medical equipment company founded by her grandfather, Homer Stryker who died in 1980. Her net worth is $6.9 billion, ranking as the 344th wealthiest person in the world.

  • Jon Stryker

    Stryker’s grandfather founded Stryker Corp., which sold $14.4 billion in medical equipment in 2020. His net worth is $4.3 billion, ranking as the 636th wealthiest person in the world.

  • Pat Stryker

    Stryker is a philanthropist and founder of Bohemian Foundation, which supports music, community, global and civic programs. Her net worth is $3.2 billion, tied ranking as the 905th wealthiest person in the world.

  • John Brown

    He ran Stryker Corp., a medical device and software company, for 32 years before retiring as chairman in 2009. His net worth is $5.7 billion, tied ranking as the 445th wealthiest person in the world.

  • Dan Gilbert

    Gilbert cofounded what would become Quicken Loans, the largest mortgage lender in the U.S., in 1985 at 22 years old. His net worth is $20.6 billion, ranking as the 92nd wealthiest person in the world.

Anne Erickson's love for music drew her into radio. She started on the airwaves shortly after graduating from MSU. Anne has a passion for rock and metal, and she also fronts the band Upon Wings. Email Anne at erickson@WRIF.com, follow her on Instagram at @EricksonAnne and tweet at her @AnneErickson! Anne covers the Detroit, Philadelphia and Las Vegas markets and beyond.

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