A Macomb County man, who asked to remain anonymous, recently cashed in his $500,000 prize — nearly one year after realizing he won a scratch-off for the Michigan Lottery’s 25 Days of Winning instant game.
“Every year for Christmas, my wife and I buy lottery tickets for the whole family,” the 68-year-old player said in a press release issued by the Michigan Lottery. “During our family Christmas party last year, our son fanned the tickets out and went around to each family member and had them pick one. Once everyone had a ticket, we all sat down and started scratching.
“After a minute or two went by, someone yelled out: ‘Anyone win anything yet?’ I said that I’d won something, but I thought it was only $500. A family member pulled up the Lottery app and scanned the ticket, and then looked at me and said, ‘Uh, you have a few more zeros than that!’ I couldn’t believe it when they told me it was a $500,000 winner!”…