TAYLOR, Mich. – A Wayne County man only got one match on his scratch-off ticket, but that match turned out to be worth $1 million.
The 53-year-old man bought his winning Gold Multiplier ticket at the Tel-Wick Amoco Service Center on Telegraph Road in Taylor.
“I scratched the ticket and saw I matched a number, but I didn’t scratch the winning amount right away,” he said. “I finished scratching the rest of the ticket and saw I didn’t get any other matches, so I scratched the winning amount. When I saw a prize of $1 million, my mouth dropped to the ground. I called my son and my fiancé right away to tell them the news.”
The man visited Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim his prize and selected the $693,000 lump sum over annual payments. He chose to remain anonymous.
“Winning is life-changing and one of the best things to ever happen to me,” he said. “I have been nervous for days, and it still doesn’t seem real.”
He said he plans to help his family with the winnings.
