Michigan Man 'Freaked Out' After Winning $1 Million From Lottery Game
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A Genesee County man is the lucky winner of $1 million after purchasing a Michigan Lottery's Red Hot Millions instant game.
According to the Official Michigan Lottery, the 50-year-old man, who decided to stay anonymous, purchased his winning ticket from the Shell gas station in Clio.
Luckily, this wasn't the first time he had played the Red Hot Millions instant game.
"I have been pretty lucky on the Red Hot Millions game, so I've continued playing it," the player told the Michigan Lottery. "I started scratching the ticket and saw the numbers '09' and '19' in the Hot Numbers section and thought, 'I am going to win big on this ticket,' because those are my lucky numbers."
He was shocked to see just how big he had won.
"When I revealed a '19' and '$1MIL' symbol, I freaked out! My wife was at work, so I started driving to her office but had to pull over to calm down because I was so worked up."
The player decided to receive his winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of about $634,000 instead of acquiring 30 annuity payments for the full $1 million.
"I have so many emotions about winning $1 million, but relief is the biggest one. We can finally do the things we have been wanting to do," the player added.
He plans to buy a new home and truck with his winnings.
If interested in participating in other Michigan Lotteries, the next Michigan Powerball drawing is estimated to be worth $472 million.
The Mega Millions drawing is also this week. It has an estimated jackpot of $432 million, and the Fantasy 5 has an estimated jackpot of $105,000.
