Woman wins $1.2M after playing same lotto numbers for a year

(UPI) – A Michigan woman won a $1.2 million jackpot from a lottery drawing after reliably playing the same set of numbers every week for a year.

The 51-year-old Oakland County woman told Michigan Lottery officials she started playing Lotto 47 about a year ago. "I have played Lotto 47 online for about a year," said the player. "I always play the same numbers and I always play them online."

The woman's persistence paid off when her numbers, 05-06-11-36-40-47, won the jackpot in the Aug. 18 drawing.

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