MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A Monroe County man stored his lottery tickets in a box for months before discovering he had won $100,000.
Perry Pendleton, 70, of Maybee, won the $100,000 prize when his Super Raffle number (071820) was chosen in the Nov. 19 drawing, according to an April 13 release from the Michigan Lottery.
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“I bought five Super Raffle tickets over the course of a few weeks and put them in a box since the drawing was a few months out,” Pendleton said. “Just last week, I thought that I’d better check my Super Raffle tickets since I still hadn’t done that yet.
“One of the tickets was a $100 winner and then to my surprise, one came up as a $100,000 winner! I thought to myself: ‘Is this real?’ I had to check the ticket three or four more times after that.”
Pendleton said he shared the news with a few people on April Fools’ Day.
“I told a few family members about the big win on April Fools’ Day, so I’m still not sure if they know it’s real,” said Pendleton. “If not, they are about to!”
The 70-year-old purchased his winning ticket at the Kroger at 531 West Main Street in Milan, which is about 15 miles south of Ann Arbor.
“With my winnings, I plan to save some, share some, and spend some, in that order,” the player said.
According to the Michigan Lottery, Super Raffle featured a top prize of $6 million and two $1 million prizes. The game also offered other prizes, including 12 prizes of $100,000, 3,500 prizes of $500, and 15,000 prizes of $100.