Man wins $1 million playing Michigan Lottery
By ANNA MUCKENFUSS
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Genesee County, MI (WNEM) — A Genesee County man said he felt many emotions after winning $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Red Hot Millions game.
The player chose to remain anonymous.
The winner bought his ticket at a Shell gas station on 4141 West Vienna Road in Clio.
“I have been pretty lucky on the Red Hot Millions game, so I’ve continued playing it,” said the 50-year-old player. “I started scratching the ticket and saw the numbers ‘09’ and ‘19’ in the Hot Numbers section and thought: ‘I am going to win big on this ticket,’ because those are my lucky numbers.
The player visited lottery headquarters to claim his prize, which he chose to receive as a lump sum of $634,000.
With his winnings, he plans to buy a new home and a new truck.
“I have so many emotions about winning $1 million, but relief is the biggest one. We can finally do the things we have been wanting to do,” said the player.
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