Michigan Lottery: Man 'felt a rush' after winning $1M on scratch off ticket

A Michigan man is feeling extra lucky after winning $1 million on an scratch off instant game.

The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the winning ticket at Fricker’s, located at 720 South Main Street in Adrian.

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“I was out with my son-in-law when I scratched the ticket off,” said the 63-year-old winner. “I looked at it a couple times and then scanned it with my phone. When I saw the message that I’d won $1 million, I felt a rush like I’d never felt before.”

He chose to receive the prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $634,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount. He plans to share the windfall with his family.

“It’s nice to have money now that I can share with my family when they could use it,” the player said.


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