HALLOWEEN HAUL: Downriver man wins huge Fantasy 5 jackpot
Walter Lawson holds a replica of his winning check.
A Wayne County man thought the lucky spot scanner was broken when he scanned his Fantasy 5 ticket, only to find out he’d won a $230,740 Fantasy 5 jackpot!
Walter Lawson Jr.matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the Oct. 31 drawing to win the big prize: 10-20-23-24-39. He bought his winning ticket at AAA Petroleum Inc., located at 29450 Sibley Road in Romulus.
‘I thought the scanner was broken …’
“I always check my tickets at the lucky spot scanner, and when I scanned this ticket, I thought the scanner was broken because of the message that came up,” said Lawson Jr. “I read the message to the cashier, and she told me they had sold a big jackpot winner, so maybe it was me.
“I checked the winning numbers and was thrilled to find out I was the winner of a $230,740 jackpot! I play Fantasy 5 every day, and it definitely paid off.”
Lawson Jr., 58, recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his jackpot. With his winnings, he plans to complete some home improvements, pay off his daughter’s student loans, and then save the remainder.
