Lottery player turns $100 win into $1 million. ‘I thought the scanner was broken’
An Oakland County man used his $100 scratch-off winnings to buy more lottery tickets, including a $1 million dollar winner, Michigan lottery officials said.
“I bought four tickets and won $100, so I used some of my winnings to purchase more tickets, including this $1,000,000 Cash Multiplier ticket,” the 59-year-old winner told Michigan Lottery Connect officials.
Initially, the man only scratched off the bar code and scanned it to see if it was a winner using the Michigan Lottery app, according to officials in the Feb. 22 news release.
“When confetti came up on the screen with a prize of $1 million, I thought the scanner was broken,” he said.
“I scratched off the full ticket and that’s when I saw I really did win,” the man said. “It was awesome!”
The man, who decided to remain anonymous, “chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000, rather than annuity payments for the full amount,” officials said.
He plans to use his winnings to purchase a “retirement home with a pool and sponsor a child overseas,” according to lottery officials.
The man purchased his winning ticket at a Meijer in Commerce Township.
Commerce Township is about 36 miles northwest of Detroit.
This story was originally published February 22, 2024 at 3:14 PM with the headline "Lottery player turns $100 win into $1 million. ‘I thought the scanner was broken’."
