LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) – A woman from Indiana received a $500,000 winning lottery ticket in a “White Elephant” gift exchange.
The Michigan Lottery says 25-year-old Emily Hickox won $500,000 from a Detroit Lions instant game ticket. She scratched off the ticket on Christmas Day, which is also her birthday.
“My cousin purchased the ticket for the white elephant gift exchange at our family Christmas party,” said Hickox. “My dad actually won the ticket in the gift exchange, and I won the gift he brought, a flashlight. He wanted his gift back, so we made an agreement after the game to trade gifts.”…