Jackson County man wins $1M playing Michigan Lottery

JACKSON CO., Mich. (WILX) – A Jackson County man has won $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery.

The 48-year-old player won the prize on the Millionaire Maker instant game. He purchased the winning ticket at Lakeside Convenience Store in Michigan Center.

“I’ve been buying one Millionaire Maker ticket a week since the game came out,” said the player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I scratched the ‘Your Numbers’ section of the ticket first and saw 44 had ‘$1MIL’ underneath it. Then I scratched the ‘Winning Numbers’ section next. When I revealed 44 as one of my winning numbers, I thought: ‘This can’t be real!’ I tried to stay calm, but I was so excited.”

The player chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump-sum payment of $693,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount.

He said he plans to save the winnings for retirement.

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