SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – An Oakland County man thought he‘d been hacked, but in reality, he won a $200,000 lottery prize.
Nicholas Vasu, 78, of Southfield, bought a Powerball ticket on MichiganLottery.com and matched the four white balls and the Powerball from the Sept. 18 drawing: 01-11-22-47-68, PB: 07.
When he got an email about the win, he thought he’d been hacked.
“I am an avid online player,” Vasu said. “When I saw an email from the lottery the morning after the drawing telling me I’d won, I thought I’d been hacked. I logged into my lottery account and saw a balance of $200,000, I felt so relieved that it was real.”
Vasu visited Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. He said he plans to pay bills and donate money to charities.
