OWOSSO (WWJ) -- A Michigan man was having a bad day -- until he won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket.
The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought Michigan Lottery's 20X Cashword instant game from J&H Family Stores, located at 917 East Main Street in Owosso, which is about 30 miles west of Flint.
“I was having a bad day, so I left work early and stopped to purchase a Lottery ticket on my way home,” said the Clinton County man. “When I scratched the ticket and saw I’d won $1 million, all I could think was: ‘There is no way this is real.’"
The 40-year-old player said he went back to the store to scan it and that's when he got a message to file a claim.
“I still was having a hard time believing it was real, so I scanned it on the Lottery app to confirm," he said. "It was an unbelievable feeling when the amount of $1 million came up on the screen!”
He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $634,000 rather than 30 annuity payments for the full amount.
He plans to buy a new truck with his winnings and put the rest into savings.
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