Patricia Lange, 77, told Michigan Lottery officials that she and her husband, Gary, own Pat & Gary’s Party Store on Straits Highway in Indian River, about 25 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge. The couple makes sure to buy one Club Keno ticket at the store every day.
Gary Lange bought the ticket and saw they had won while watching the drawings, Patricia Lange said. He came home and woke her up, which she said he never does. “When he told me we’d just won $100,000 on Club Keno, I couldn’t believe it! We were thrilled,” she said.
The ticket matched 9 of the 20 Club Keno numbers in draw 2606168 on May 25, winning a base prize of $50,000. The prize was doubled to $100,000 because Lange had selected the Kicker option, which multiplies certain winnings.
Lange said the prize money will go toward paying bills and restocking the store for the summer season.