“Winning $4 million is life changing for anyone, but especially for this young woman who is only 26 years old,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “She will be able to use this prize to positively impact her life for many years to come.”

A 26-year-old Oakland County woman is a millionaire after her dad decided to gift her a lottery ticket “just because.”

Jacqueline Mangus, who works as a nurse in Moneta, won $1 million in the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, the Virginia Lottery said in a Jan. 29 news release. “I was tickled to death,” she told lottery officials.

A Clinton County woman won $1 million on Christmas on a Michigan Lottery instant game that she picked up while buying tickets as holiday gifts.

A Michigan woman bought a stack of scratch-off lottery tickets to give as gifts and the only one she kept for herself turned out to be a $1 million winner.

A Clinton County woman’s yearly tradition landed her a $1 million jackpot prize while she was playing the Michigan Lottery’s Major Cashword instant game. “I bought several lottery tickets to give to family members as Christmas gifts,