Woman wins lottery jackpot after using same numbers 'for a long time'

April 1 (UPI) -- A Detroit woman who won a $482,217 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 game said she had been using the same set of numbers "for a long time."

The 45-year-old woman told Michigan Lottery officials she selected the numbers 02-10-11-17-21 when she bought her ticket for the March 12 Fantasy 5 drawing on the lottery's website.

"I have been playing the same set of numbers, which is made up of special dates, for a long time," the player said. "When I logged in to my account and saw I'd won the jackpot, I called my mom in a panic. She thought something was wrong until I told her I'd won the lottery. We were both in shock and couldn't believe it!"

The winner collected a $482,417 jackpot, which she said will go toward paying bills and boosting her savings.

"Winning is an awesome feeling. It's a huge relief and couldn't have happened at a better time," she said.