MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (Gray News) – A woman in Michigan who doesn’t normally buy scratch-off lottery tickets went to pick up a pizza and returned home a millionaire after deciding to test her luck.
“My husband is usually the one who buys scratch-off tickets, but I decided to stop and buy one on my way to pick up pizza,” the 41-year-old anonymous player said in a news release.
The woman told lottery officials she sat in her car at scratched the ticket while waiting for her pizza.
“It was surreal when I realized I’d won $2 million. I called my husband to tell him the big news because I was so excited. I couldn’t wait until I got home,” she said.
The lucky player chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.3 million. She plans to use her winnings to pay bills and take a vacation.
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