LANSING - A very lucky man claimed a $500,000 prize on the Lottery's brand new Games Galore instant game.
The regular Lottery player went to the Lottery's Sterling Heights office, thinking he had won a $1,000 prize. Little did he know he was holding a half-a-million dollar ticket! He claimed the prize today at Lottery Central in Lansing.
He plans to use the prize money to pay for his daughter's college, pay bills, and take a vacation.
The winning ticket was purchased at Mainstreet Liquor, 243 E. 14 Mile Rd., in Clawson.
Games Galore is just one of many Michigan Lottery instant tickets available at nearly 11,000 Lottery retailers statewide.