MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A Macomb County man initially forgot to scratch a section of his lottery ticket, but he decided to double-check it and discovered he had won $4 million.
The 43-year-old man, who decided to stay anonymous, purchased what turned out to be a winning Magnificent Millions ticket at the 9 Mile Stop & Go, located at 28955 Van Dyke in Warren.
“When I play instant games, I skip around when I scratch the ticket off,” said the player. “I thought I had scratched everything off and didn’t see any winning matches, so I tossed the ticket aside.”
But then, he decided to double-check the ticket.
“The next time I stopped at a gas station, I took the ticket inside and scanned it just to make sure I hadn’t missed anything,” said the player. “When I scanned it and got the message to file a claim, I knew I had missed something on the ticket. When I looked it over again, I saw a spot I forgot to scratch. When I revealed I was a $4 million winner I went numb!”
The player recently claimed the prize and decided to take it as a lump sum payment of about $2.7 million. He plans to save his prize money.
Every $30 Magnificent Millions tickets gives players the chance to win prizes from $30 up to $4 million.
