Twice as Nice! Ionia County man wins Michigan Lottery jackpot again

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An Ionia County resident might be the luckiest man in Michigan, having just won his second Club Keno jackpot nine years apart.

Mark Finkbiner, 66, says he won a big prize in 2015 but that didn’t stop him from trying to win big a second time.

“I won a $29,048 Club Keno The Jack prize back in 2015, so I am thrilled that I won again. Even though I’ve already won twice, I plan to keep playing because I believe there are more big wins in store for me,” said Finkbiner.

Then, he bought his second winning ticket about 20 miles northwest of Lansing.

“I was at Hot Shots Tavern with my wife playing Club Keno, and I won $3 on one ticket, so I reinvested my winnings and purchased another one,” said Finkbiner. “I was watching the drawings and saw that all eight of my The Jack numbers were drawn and when the jackpot reset to $10,000, I knew I really won! When I showed my wife the ticket and told her I’d just won $148,443 she was amazed!

The Jack winning numbers– 05-19-32-46-59-78-80 to eight of the 20 Club Keno drawn in draw 2382182.

“Winning this prize puts me one step closer to retirement,” said Finkbiner.

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