An Ingham County woman went from celebrating what she thought was a modest lottery win to discovering she had won a life-changing $2 million (£1.54 million) jackpot after scanning her ticket. The 61-year-old woman, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her winning $30 scratch-off ticket for the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Cashword instant game at the Holt Express convenience store at 2196 West Delhi Avenue in Holt. This was confirmed in an official release published on the Michigan Lottery Connect platform. When she first checked her ticket, she thought she had won a good amount of money. However, the actual prize was much larger than she had expected.Misread ticket reveals million-dollar prize"I scratched off my ticket and thought I won $5,000," the player told Michigan Lottery officials when she claimed her prize. "I scanned it on the lottery app to double check, and when $2 million popped up on the screen, I was in utter shock. My husband and I couldn't believe it." The winner recently visited Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing to collect her prize. She had two options: receive the full $2 million through yearly payments or take a smaller amount in one payment. She chose the one-time cash payment of approximately $1.3 million, local news outlet WILX-TV reported. The $1.3 million lump-sum payment reflects the state and federal…
Michigan woman scans $30 ticket, discovers $2M win, plans to buy homes in two states
In a delightful twist of fate, a woman from Ingham County believed she had won $5,000 from hezr scratch-off lottery ticket. Upon using the Michigan Lottery app to verify, she was astonished to discover a jaw-dropping prize of $2 million! After opting for a one-time cash payout of roughly $1.
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An Ingham County woman went from celebrating what she thought was a modest lottery win to discovering she had won a life-changing $2 million (£1.54 million) jackpot after scanning her ticket. However, the actual prize was much larger than she had expected.Misread ticket reveals million-dollar prize"I scratched off my ticket and thought I won $5,000," the player told Michigan Lottery officials when she claimed her prize. The winner recently visited Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing to collect her prize.
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