Can you imagine losing everything and then becoming a millionaire?
That’s the reality for a Midland man who just scored $2 million playing a Michigan Lottery instant game.
“Last year, I lost everything in a flood, so to win this prize is so overwhelming to me,” he said in a press release from Michigan Lottery.
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The man purchased his winning “Lucky 7’s” ticket at Anna’s Market on Jefferson in Midland, according to the release. He says he doesn’t usually play $20 tickets, but decided to give it a try, because “7” is one of his lucky numbers.
“I scratched it off when I got back to my car. When I saw I had a match, I thought: ‘Great, I won my money back!’ When I saw I had actually won $2 million, I couldn’t stop shaking. A few years back, I won $10,000 and I thought that was my once in a lifetime shot at winning the Lottery,” he said in the release.
He added, “Knowing my kids will be taken care of is the best feeling in the world.”