DETROIT – A Detroit man saw TikTok videos of people winning big lottery prizes and thought it would never happen to him. A few days later, he ended up winning $500,000.
Grosjieon Moore, 63, bought his winning $500,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier ticket at New Quick Stop Market at 8059 West Grand River in Detroit, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
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“I saw some TikTok videos of people scratching lottery tickets and winning big, and I thought to myself how that would never happen to me,” Moore told lottery officials. “A few days later, my wife and I were scratching Lottery tickets when she yelled: ‘We got a winner!’ She thought we’d won $50,000, but when I looked it over, I saw we’d actually won $500,000. It was amazing!”
Grosjieon said he is planning to save his prize money.
The $500,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier launched in February, and since then, players have won more than $6 million, according to lottery officials.
Each ticket costs $5 and gives players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 to $500,000.
There are still $23 million in prizes left, including two $500,000 prizes, eight $10,000 prizes and 18 $2,000 prizes.