“It’s nice to know my wife and I will now be able to retire earlier that we planned,” the lucky winner told lottery officials
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- A Michigan man bought a slightly more expensive ticket than usual — and it more than paid off
- The man played the $2,000,000 Lucky game and thought the ticket was a dud until the cashier told him that in order to claim his win, he’d need to visit lottery headquarters
- “It’s nice to know my wife and I will now be able to retire earlier that we planned,” the man, whose chose to remain anonymous, told lottery officials
A Michigan man took a chance playing a new lottery game — and it really paid off.
The 66-year-old man from St. Joseph County, who chose to remain anonymous, told lottery officials that he usually only goes for $5 or $10 tickets, but felt like trying the new $2,000,000 Lucky instant game, per a press release.
However, as soon as he revealed the first “$2MIL” symbol on his ticket, he assumed it was a dud…