Call it a gambler’s fallacy if you will, but this Michigan man is now $2 million richer because of his inclination for the superstitious. The 27-year-old Mackinac County resident was quite happy to spill the beans on how he managed to turn his road trips into a lifetime lottery payout of a lifetime.
Does Anyone Ever Win from This?
Speaking to the Michigan Lottery officials, he simply stated that he always bought Two Million Dollar Cashword tickets when on the road, whether it was with family or friends.
While the man was never too convinced that a lottery ticket could produce a seven-figure prize, he was determined to keep buying his tickets out of habit and because consistency was something that eventually paid off – and definitely in his case.
However, skepticism lingered.
“Every time I go on a road trip with family or friends, I buy a Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket to scratch on the drive. I was in Sault Ste.
Marie with a friend, and we were getting ready to head home, so I stopped and got my ticket per usual. As I was getting in the car, I said to my friend: ‘Do you think people ever actually win on these,” he asked his friend.
Winner Thought He Only Made $10,000 at First
Then, just like that, good fortune struck. The man was scratching his ticket as per usual and was able to count nine winning words, resulting in a $10,000 payout. However, he checked back a few minutes later and couldn’t believe it – there were 10 winning words, not nine, and he had just won $2 million from the game.
“I’ll be honest, I cried like a baby! It still feels like a dream,” he confessed. The winner also has immediate plans for his prize, with some of the money going towards investment, and an immediate spending funding a trip to Hawaii.