USA (Washington Insider Magazine)— A visit to a gas station in St. Joseph County, Michigan, made a millionaire of a 77-year-old man who hit the jackpot and won $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s instant play ‘$500,000 Winter Ice’ game .
The lucky winner, who preferred to remain anonymous, purchased his winning ticket at the Jit Food and Gas store, located at 130 North Washington Street in the city of Constantine, which is about 35 miles south of Kalamazoo.
“My son and I stopped at the gas station and I bought each of us a $5 ticket. When we scratched them off, I made $10, so I went back and bought two more. “My son likes the game ‘Wild Time,’ so I bought him one of those and I grabbed a new ‘$500,000 Winter Ice’ ticket after the clerk told me that people had had pretty good luck with it,” he said. the lucky winner.
“As I scratched off the tickets, I said to my son, ‘What would you say if I told you I won $500,000?’ He replied: ‘You’re crazy!’ That’s when I handed him the ticket and we both started screaming with excitement,” he added.
The lucky player recently visited the Lottery headquarters to collect the grand prize from him.
He plans to use his newfound fortune to buy a new house.
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
