"We made an agreement after the game to trade gifts," winner Emily Hickox said An Indiana woman recently participated in a white elephant gift exchange — but she had no idea it would lead to her winning a prize worth half a million dollars.

After remaining loyal to the same special numbers for over two decades, a Michigan lottery player won big, officials say. The 56-year-old Kalamazoo County man, who has chosen to s

An Indiana woman won a $500,000 lottery by playing a Michigan instant game ticket over the holidays. Emily Hickox was gifted the lottery ticket through a white elephant gift exchange she participated in with her family.

Indiana resident Emily Hickox, 25, ended up with a winning Michigan Lottery ticket worth $500,000 after doing a white elephant gift exchange with her family.

“It’s a miracle! An early Christmas miracle!” the winner from Wayne County said about the Dec. 4 drawing. He matched the winning numbers 02-10-13-24-29-46 on his $1 Lotto 47 ticket purchased at a drugstore in Westland, lottery officials said.

The 67-year-old won a $5 prize equaling the price of her ticket, so she bought another that won a $500,000 jackpot.

The 25-year-old woman found out she won the jackpot playing the Detroit Lions instant game on Christmas, which was also her birthday.

An Indiana woman is $500,000 richer after winning money on a lottery ticket she received during a white elephant gift exchange.