A South Carolina man bought instant lottery tickets instead of going to the casino and it paid off big time. He won $2 million playing the $2,000,000 Mega Multiplier instant game , according to the Michigan Lottery .
Michael Buckner, 58, purchased the winning ticket at the Gladstone Mobil, 2009 Lake Shore Drive in Gladstone. Gladstone is about 10 miles northeast of Escanaba, where he works. Buckner, however, lives in South Carolina.
“When I scratched off the $2,000,000 Mega Multiplier game and saw I won $2 million, I didn’t think it was real,” Buckner said in a news release. “I called my girlfriend to tell her what I won, but she didn’t believe it either. It still hasn’t fully sunk in!”
Buckner chose to receive a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.3 million rather than annuity payments for the full amount. He plans to pay bills, share with his family and save the rest.
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Players have won more than $12 million playing $2,000,000 Mega Multiplier which launched in September. Each ticket costs $20 and prizes range from $20 to $2 million.