“This isn’t real” is all a Macomb County man could say after winning $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Peppermint Payout Millions instant game.
The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at the HP Liquor, located at 14301 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park.
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“I like playing games after they just come out,” said the 57-year-old player. “When I scratched the ticket and saw I had won $500,000, all I could say was: ‘This isn’t real.’
“I had to take the ticket to my friend who scanned it with his phone on the Lottery app, and that’s when it hit me that it was very real!”
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The player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim the big prize. With his winnings he plans to share with his church and then save the remainder.
Peppermint Payout Millions is one of four holiday-themed games that launched last month. This season’s instant games are:
- Candy Cane Cash – $1 ticket with 400 top prizes of $500 and more than $5.5 million in total cash prizes.
- Season’s Joy – $2 ticket with top prizes of $30,000 and more than $9.5 million in total cash prizes.
- Holiday Magic – $5 ticket with top prizes of $300,000 and more than $18 million in total prizes.
- Peppermint Payout Millions – $10 ticket with top prizes of $500,000 and more than $27 million in total prizes.
Players have won more than $4 million playing Peppermint Payout Millions, which launched in October. Each $10 ticket offered players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $500,000. More than $26 million in prizes remain, including two $500,000 top prizes and 14 $2,000 prizes.
Lottery instant games may be purchased at 10,500 retailers across the state.
In 2020, Lottery players won more than $1.5 billion playing instant games.
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