An Oakland County woman cashed in her $1 million Powerball prize just hours before it was set to expire.
Theresa Lynchosky, 63, of Rochester Hills matched five white balls in the July 14, 2025, Powerball drawing to win the prize. The Michigan Lottery announced July 15 that Lynchosky had recently visited lottery headquarters to claim her prize. Powerball tickets are valid one year from the draw date.
“I decided to wait to the claim the prize for personal reasons and didn’t tell anyone about the big win until last week when I told my best friend,” Lynchosky said. “I was so happy to finally share the news with someone and I’m even happier to be here claiming my prize after waiting a year.”
Lynchosky said she regularly plays Powerball online. Her drawing matched the five white balls — 8, 12, 45, 46 and 63.
Lynchosky said she was “stunned” when the website told her she had won $1 million.
“I took a screenshot of the pop-up and kept going back and looking at it because I couldn’t believe it was real,” she said.
Lynchosky told the Michigan Lottery she plans to save her winnings.
The Michigan Lottery returns up to 27 cents of every dollar spent on the lottery to the state lottery’s school aid fund, according lottery spokespeople.
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