A Montmorency County woman had her Fantasy 5 ticket for days before finding out it was the winner of a $327,985 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

The lucky 64-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the March 13 drawing to win the big prize. She bought her winning ticket at the Family Fare in Lewiston.

“I play Fantasy 5 every day,” she said. “I usually check the winning numbers every morning, but for this drawing I completely forgot to check my ticket. When I was at the store a few days later, I saw the Fantasy 5 jackpot reset, and I was bummed since it was starting to get big. That’s when I remembered I hadn’t checked my ticket, so I went to scan it on the Lottery machine.”

“As soon as the message came up saying to file a claim at the lottery office, I knew I was the big winner! I called my friend right away to tell her the good news.”

The player visited lottery headquarters recently to claim the big prize. She plans to invest her winnings.