A Michigan man visiting a Detroit store decided to buy a Blazing Suits scratch-off lottery ticket that had been rejected by another customer and it earned him a $1 million top prize. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery
A Michigan man decided to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket rejected by another customer and ended up winning the $1 million top prize.
The 33-year-old Wayne County man told Michigan Lottery officials he was at Fawaz Petroleum LLC on Schoolcraft in Detroit when he spotted the ticket next to the register.
“There was a Blazing Suits ticket set aside on the counter that someone else had decided not to purchase, so I purchased it,” the player said. “I scratched the ticket off and couldn’t believe it when I saw it was a $1 million winner! I never would have thought I’d win such a large lottery prize, so it’s truly a blessing.”
The lucky winner said his prize money will go into savings for the time being.
“Winning is a great feeling, but it’s also a lot of pressure because your mind starts thinking of all the different things you can do with this amount money,” he said.
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