A man waited until a winning Michigan lottery ticket was about a month to expire before going to collect his prize, which was no less than $2.08 million dollars.
“I bought the ticket while I was in Michigan visiting my family. When I checked the winning numbers and saw that I had won the jackpot, I was in disbelief!” the Pennsylvania man told Michigan Lottery officials, according to The Charlotte Observer.
The man of 59 years had matched the numbers of the Lotto game 47 that were drawn on 12 September 2021, which were: 07-12-22-24-30-30.
The rules of the lottery game Lotto 47 state that all prizes must be claimed within one year from the date they were won or they will expire.
The player , who chose to remain anonymous and decided to wait almost a full year before claiming his grand prize.
“I waited to claim my prize until I had a plan for the money,” said the lucky winner, according to lottery officials.
With that plan in place, The man recently visited Michigan Lottery headquarters and was given two options: collect a one-time payment of around $1.3 million or receive annual payments for the full amount of the jackpot.
The player chose a single lump sum payment, authorities said. Now, he plans to buy a new truck and save the rest of his money for retirement.
The winning ticket was sold at the Shoppers Market Plus store in Warren, which is part of the Detroit metro area. .
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