Michigan nurse realizes she’s won $3m lottery jackpot only after taking a rare look at her SPAM email
- Laura Spears, 55, bought a lottery ticket online containing the winning numbers for a December 31 drawing
- She didn’t realize she was a multimillionaire until she happened to be searching her spam folder days later in pursuit of a wayward email
- That’s when she discovered a congratulatory note from the state lottery
- ‘I couldn’t believe what I was reading, so I logged in to my lottery account to confirm the message in the email,’ she said
A Michigan nurse says she’s adding the state lottery to her ‘safe senders’ list after an email notifying her of a $3 million jackpot win landed in her spam folder.
Laura Spears, 55, matched the five winning numbers – 2, 5, 30, 46 and 61 – in a New Year’s Eve drawing worth $1 million. Her good fortune tripled to $3 million thanks to a bonus called ‘Megaplier,’
The Oakland County woman said she bought a ticket online ahead of the drawing and, days later, happened to be scouring her junk email in search of an unrelated wayward missive.
‘That’s when I saw an email from the Lottery saying I had won a prize,’ she told lotto officials.
‘I couldn’t believe what I was reading, so I logged in to my lottery account to confirm the message in the email. It’s all still so shocking to me that I really won $3 million.’
Michigan resident Laura Spears didn’t realize she won $3 million in the lottery until she happened to check her spam folder and discovered a lifechanging email from lottery officials
Officials shared her incredible story online. Said Spears of her good fortune: ‘It’s all still so shocking to me that I really won $3 million’
The 55-year-old nurse said she plans to retire early and share her windfall with family
After claiming the prize, she said she plans to share her wealth with family and retire early. Online records show she works as a nurse.
‘I definitely added the Michigan Lottery to my safe senders list just in case I ever get lucky enough to receive another email about a huge prize,’ Spears said.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last won on Oct. 22, 2021, when a family in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. won $108 million. The current jackpot stands at $376 million.
Spears’ fortune tripled because she shelled out an extra $2 to multiply her winnings.
A Lake Havasu City, Arizona family previously got lucky with Mega Millions after winning an October 22 jackpot and winning $108 million.
The current jackpot is $376 million with the next drawing set for Tuesday.