Current:Home > My32-year-old purchased 2 lottery tickets this year. One made him a millionaire. -FundGuru
32-year-old purchased 2 lottery tickets this year. One made him a millionaire.
View
Date:2025-04-18 21:07:04
Luck was on a Michigan man's side this week as he won $6 million from his lottery ticket, only the second ticket he had purchased this year.
According to the Michigan Lottery, the 32-year-old man from Wayne County, who chose to remain anonymous, won $6 million playing the 500X Money Maker instant game. He bought his ticket at the 7-Eleven on South Groesbeck Highway in Clinton Township, about 23 miles north of Detroit.
He only plays lottery games "every once in a while," he said. He chose his ticket because it was number 14, which is he and his wife's lucky number.
'I started hyperventilating!'
“I scratched the ticket off and when I saw I won $6 million, I started hyperventilating!" the man told Michigan Lottery officials. "I had to take the day off work because I was in a state of shock. I texted my wife and said: 'Lucky number 14.’ She jokingly replied: ‘What do you mean? Are we millionaires?' As soon as I got home, I told her the big news!"
The man chose to receive the prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $4.1 million, and told lottery officials he plans to invest, help his family and start a business.
veryGood! (227)
Related
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California
- Honolulu police say a 10-year-old girl died from starvation, abuse and neglect
- A 'Love Story' turned 'Red': Fireball releases lipstick inspired by Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- 'That level of violence is terrifying': Mexican cartel targets tranquil Puget Sound city
- Jennifer Garner jokingly calls out Mark Ruffalo, says he 'tried to drop out' of '13 Going on 30'
- Kelly Rizzo and Breckin Meyer Spotted on Sweet Stroll After Making Red Carpet Debut as a Couple
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- Mapped: Super Bowl 58 teams, 49ers and Chiefs, filled with players from across the country
Ranking
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Virtually visit an island? Paint a picture? The Apple Vision Pro makes it all possible.
- The wife of a famed Tennessee sheriff died in a 1967 unsolved shooting. Agents just exhumed her body
- A Super Bowl in 'new Vegas'; plus, the inverted purity of the Stanley Cup
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Carl Weathers' Cause Of Death Revealed
- 2024 Lunar New Year: See photos of Asian communities celebrating around the world
- Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost will be featured entertainer at White House correspondents’ dinner
Recommendation
How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
South Dakota deputy killed on duty honored with flashing emergency lights, packed stadium
Antonio Gates, coping after not being voted into Hall of Fame, lauds 49ers' George Kittle
5 key takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over Trump's 2024 ballot eligibility
Could your smelly farts help science?
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes just south of Hawaii’s Big Island, U.S. Geological Survey says
Opinion: This Valentine's Day, I'm giving the gift of hearing
Costco, Trader Joe's and Walmart products made with cheese linked to deadly listeria outbreak