A Sanilac County man purchased several lottery tickets on a whim and won a $1 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s Diamond Wild Time instant game!
The lucky 32-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at Scott’s Quik Stop, located at 5 North Van Dyke Road in Marlette. Marlette is about 50 miles east of Saginaw.
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“When I stopped at the store, I bought five lottery tickets on a whim,” said the player. “I started scratching them off when I got in my car, and when I saw the star symbol with ‘1MIL’ underneath on my Diamond Wild Time ticket, I didn’t believe it. It wasn’t until my girlfriend scanned it on the Lottery app and $1 million came up on the screen that it finally hit me that I really won! It is an unbelievable feeling.”
The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $634,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount. He plans to save his winnings.