ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. – A Saint Clair County man said he was numb after winning $1 million playing Mega Millions.
James Decker, 81, of Harsens Island, matched the five white balls drawn -- 05-39-54-63-66 -- in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing to win a $1 million prize. He bought the winning ticket at the Anchor Bay Market, located at 7205 Dyke Road in Algonac.
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"I checked my ticket on Saturday morning, and thought, 'No, this can’t be real,'" Decker said. "I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think it was real. It wasn't until I started researching online where the $1 million winning ticket was bought that I started to believe I was the winner.”
Decker has been buying his lottery tickets at the Anchor Bay Market for years and has built a friendship with the store’s owner.
"I've always told him that if I win the jackpot, I'd put his kids through college," Decker said. "When I walked into the store yesterday, he had a big smile on his face and said, 'It’s you, isn’t it?' I told him that I couldn't put his kids through college, but that I’d give him a nice bonus after I claimed the big prize."
Decker visited Lottery headquarters Wednesday to claim his $1 million.
"I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all of the money," Decker said. "I've honestly been trying not to think about winning because it’s so overwhelming."