Michigan woman gets surprise of lifetime with $2m scratch-off win

One Michigan lottery player thought she won $5,000 from a popular scratch-off ticket. To her surprise, the win was a life-changing multi-million-dollar prize.

$30 ticket brings $2m prize

The player, an Ingham County woman who chose to remain anonymous, decided to give the Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket a try.

She purchased her $30 ticket at the USA 2 Go Quick Store on 4495 Holt Road in Holt.

In an interview for the Michigan Lottery, the fortunate woman recalled the moment she was scratching off the ticket.

The Ingham County woman said that she saw a lot of words popping on the third puzzle of the Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket, but she didn’t count all of them.

"Once I was done scratching the entire ticket, I looked at the prize legend and assumed I’d won the $5,000 prize," the winner explained.

However, once the fortunate player scanned the ticket with the Michigan Lottery app, she was shocked to realize the win was substantially larger. This is because she scratched off a total of 10 words for the game’s top prize of $2m.

"When I scanned the ticket on the Michigan Lottery app and saw $2m, I was in complete shock," the winner said, recalling the moment she uncovered the life-changing lottery windfall.

The 61-year-old player admitted that the thought of winning the once-in-a-lifetime prize only started to sink in as she was parking at the Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim her prize.

Asked about her plans, the Ingham County player said she will buy a vacation home in Florida and spend more time with family.

Instead of receiving the $2m via annuity payments, the player chose a one-time lump sum of approximately $1.3m.

One more top prize remains in play

Each Two Million Dollar Cashword scratch-off ticket costs $30 and offers players a chance to win a prize between $30 and $2m.

The latest top prize win marked the second $2m from the popular game, and only one such prize remains still in play.

A tier two prize from the $30 ticket awards $10,000 and there are eight of those for grabs, while a tier-three prize awards $5,000 and there are 62 such prizes that are yet to be claimed.

Within the lower prize tiers, Michigan lottery players can win thousands of prizes between $600 and $30.

The overall odds of winning any prize from the Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket are 1 in 3.44.

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