WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A Wayne County man bought a specific lottery ticket after he learned that none of that game’s top prizes had been won yet, and he ended up winning $4 million.
The 50-year-old player, who decided to stay anonymous, purchased his winning ticket at Superior Market at 5700 Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
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“I like playing the $30 games and saw on the prizes remaining page on MichiganLottery.com that $4,000,000 Winner still had all three top prizes remaining, so I went to the store to buy a ticket,” the player said. “The store had three $4,000,000 Winner tickets left, so I bought all three, scratched the barcodes, and scanned the tickets.”
After scratching the barcode on one of the tickets, he got a message to file a claim, but he said he was “too nervous” to actually scratch the ticket and see what prize he’d won.
“One of the tickets came back with a message to file a claim, so I knew I had to have won one of the big prizes, but I was too nervous to scratch the ticket,” the player said. “The next day, once I calmed down a bit, I scanned the ticket on the Michigan Lottery app and started screaming when $4 million came up on the screen! It was unreal.”
The Wayne County man decided to claim his prize and a one-time lump sum payment of about $2.7 million, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
He plans to pay off his home, take a trip and then save the rest of his winnings.
A ticket for the $4,000,000 Winner game is $30. Each ticket gives players the chance to win prizes from $30 up to $4 million.