Man wins $7 million lottery after his dad's advice to try an amazing new strategy
Taking dad’s advice mostly pays off, but sometimes it can be worth millions of dollars. A Wayne County resident won the biggest prize ever from the Michigan Lottery, after following his father’s advice. The 38-year-old man won the $7.19 million Lotto 47 jackpot! in May, as per the lottery’s official release.
What was his strategy?
The player told Michigan Lottery that he had been playing Lotto 47 for a long time. He explained that his strategy involved switching up the numbers every once in a while. However, one day, his father advised him not to switch up the numbers and stick to one set of numbers.
The lucky advice worked for the player who matched the numbers 22-24-26-40-41-44 on May 22’s Lotto 47 draw. The ticket that he bought online from MichiganLottery.com won him the jackpot worth $7.19 million.
“I was in total shock and instantly thought how my dad had been right!” he told the lottery. He took the prize as a one-time payment from the lottery headquarters. After taxes, he made about $4.9 million, according to the release. He planned to invest his winnings in his children’s college education in the future.