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$1M lotto win from 2nd ticket.

A Wayne County man had a streak of luck after playing Michigan's 500X Money Maker instant game. The winner shared he doesn't usually play the lottery, but took a rare chance and became a top prizewinner.

Published June 25, 2024 at 6:56am by Emily DeLetter

This week, a stroke of luck changed the life of a 32-year-old man from Wayne County, Michigan, forever. The anonymous winner scored a whopping $6 million playing the 500X Money Maker instant game, purchasing only his second lottery ticket this year from a 7-Eleven store located 23 miles north of Detroit.

"I scratched the ticket off and when I saw I won $6 million, I started hyperventilating!"

The shocked winner, who told Michigan Lottery officials, said:

"I had to take the day off work because I was in a state of shock. I texted my wife and said: 'Lucky number 14.' She jokingly replied: ‘What do you mean? Are we millionaires?' As soon as I got home, I told her the big news!"

The man, who only plays "every once in a while," chose the ticket with number 14, a number special to him and his wife. He decided to take a lump sum payment of $4.1 million and plans to invest, help family, and start a business.