Lottery player thought friends were pranking him, but Michigan prize was the real deal
Have you ever felt like something is too good to be true? Like someone must be pulling a prank on you?
That’s how an Ingham County lottery player, who chose to remain anonymous, felt when he opened his emails to a message that he had won a $100,000 prize, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
“I thought it was from some college buddies who were playing a trick on me,” the man told officials.
The lucky 59-year-old won in the Sept. 28 drawing for Michigan Lottery’s $300,000,000 Diamond Riches Second Chance game, officials said. He entered by scanning non-winning tickets in the Michigan Lottery app.
He recently went to collect his prize.
“Even after I talked to someone at the Lottery, I was skeptical about everything,” he said. “Now, sitting here holding a check, I know that it’s very real!”
The winner said he plans to save his prize money.
“I’ve been a Lottery player for a long time and I’ve won a little here and there, but you never think it will be you who wins the big one,” the winner said. “I’ve dreamt about what this would be like, but never imagined it would be a reality.”
Ingham County is 80 miles west of Detroit.
This story was originally published October 14, 2022 at 4:42 PM with the headline "Lottery player thought friends were pranking him, but Michigan prize was the real deal."
