For an Oakland County man, good fortune from his lottery habit did not come right away. In fact, the winner, a 48-year-old man, tried his luck on three occasions before he finally scooped an instant win ticket worth $1 million.
Michigan Man Buys Three Lottery Tickets – Third One Is the $1M Charm
On the day the man won, he had purchased three tickets at the Main Street Convenience Inc, 402 S. Main St. in Ann Arbor. The man didn’t win anything on his first two tickets, but his third one proved to be the charm, fueling a popular gambler’s fallacy that the third try is usually the charm.
Speaking to the Michigan Lottery while retaining his anonymity, the man said, “I feel so blessed to win a prize like this. It’s going to give our family a sense of financial security and will allow us to give our kids a better future.”
The man also chose to claim the prize as a lump sum rather than stretch it out as an annuity. As a result, he will now be claiming a $693,000 lump sum payout and use the money in a meaningful way, too.
The man is starting college funds for his children, allowing them to thrive in life through their own efforts, while not having to worry about a pile of college debt on their backs.
Mind, this is not the only time a resident won recently, with another woman from Genesee County claiming a $1,000,000 prize of her own. She won the Lucky Stars Instant Win game and also opted for the $693,000 lump sum.
“I went out with a friend for Cinco de Mayo, and after she suggested we stop to buy tickets, so we did,” she recounted the story of her win to the Michigan Lottery.