LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. – A Lenawee County man said it was “nerve-wracking holding on to a ticket worth so much money” after he discovered that he won a $25,000 a year for life prize from the Michigan Lottery.
Douglas Higgins, 67, of Onsted, matched the five white balls (01-10-30-32-33) that were drawn on Oct. 27. Onsted is roughly 50 miles southwest of Ann Arbor.
“I regularly play Lucky For Life and after the drawings I write down the winning numbers and then check my tickets,” Higgins told Michigan Lottery officials. “I was circling the matching numbers on my ticket and when I was done, I thought: ‘Wait a second, I got five numbers?’ I rechecked the numbers and was stunned to find out I’d won $25,000 a year for life! It was a great feeling but also nerve-racking holding onto a ticket worth so much money!”…