LIVONIA, Mich. – An Oakland County man who said he's been playing the lottery religiously for 25 years has won the $1.2 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.
The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, matched the Lotto 47 number drawn June 3 -- 04-24-27-29-30-36 -- to win the prize.
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He bought his winning ticket at the Summit Party Store at 32139 Plymouth Road in Livonia.
"I’ve been playing the lottery religiously for about 25 years," he said. "I've won a little here and there, but never anything close to this.
"I stopped at the Summit Party Store on my way home from work and the clerk told me they sold a jackpot winner and I needed to check my tickets. I called my wife and told her to look the tickets over. All of a sudden, she just said 'Oh, my God!'"
As he drove home, he said he had trouble accepting the fact that he’d won $1.2 million.
"It’s just unbelievable to finally win such a huge prize after all these years," he said. "It’s truly shocking."
The man chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $760,000, rather than an annuity. He said he plans to invest his winnings.
"Winning won’t change who we are, but it gives us some breathing room," he said.