Man discovers Michigan Lottery ticket is $4M winner after scanning it 'just to make sure'
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man was pretty sure a Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket was a loser, but he still scanned it to be safe - and it's a good thing he did.
He recently purchased a Magnificent Millions from 9 Mile Stop & Go at 28955 Van Dyke in Warren.
"When I play instant games, I skip around when I scratch the ticket off," the Macomb County man said. "I thought I had scratched everything off and didn’t see any winning matches, so I tossed the ticket aside."
Still, the 43-year-old man said he decided to scan it the next time he was at a gas station "just to make sure" that he didn't miss anything. He had.
"When I scanned it and got the message to file a claim, I knew I had missed something on the ticket. When I looked it over again, I saw a spot I forgot to scratch. When I revealed I was a $4 million winner I went numb!" he said.
The man chose to receive the price as a one-time lump sum payment of about $2.7 million rather than annuity payments for the full amount. He said he's going to save the money.
The Source: This information was provided by the Michigan Lottery.