Shawna Foerster arrived a few minutes early for work at a Michigan bar and won a $197,296 prize playing Club Keno The Jack. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery.
“I was about to start my shift at Bruno’s and had $10 in my pocket, so I decided to buy a Club Keno ticket,” Foerster said. “As I was looking at the terminal, my co-worker, Jack, suggested I add The Jack to my ticket, so I did, and the rest is history.”
Foerster’s easy pick The Jack numbers matched eight of the 20 Club Keno numbers in the drawing, resulting in her winning the $197,296 prize.
“Later in my shift, I scanned the ticket on the terminal, and it printed a receipt instructing me to claim my prize at the lottery office. At first, I thought I had won around $1,000 or so, but it was only later when I downloaded the lottery app and scanned my ticket that I realized I had won $197,296,” she said.
Foerster intends to use her prize money for her daughter’s college fund and to bolster her savings.
“Winning this prize is truly life-changing for my family. It means we’ll have the ability to save for unexpected expenses and have a greater sense of financial security,” Foerster said.
