MI Man 'Dumbfounded' After Big Detroit Lions Scratch-Off Win

ISABELLA COUNTY, MI — A Michigan man is still in shock after winning $500,000 on a Detroit Lions scratch-off ticket, according to the Michigan Lottery.

The 74-year-old man, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at GCK Oil Inc., located at 206 Main Street in Blanchard. The town is roughly 20 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant.

"I went to the store to buy a Powerball ticket, and my wife told me to get a few Detroit Lions tickets while I was there," the man told lottery officials.

The man said he went on to scratch the tickets the next morning and told his wife "Looks like we’re going to Lansing!"

"When I told her how much we’d won, she thought she was going to pass out," the man said. "We were both dumbfounded. The shock hasn’t worn off yet, so we still can’t think straight, but what we do know is that this prize is going to be life-changing for us."

With his winnings, he plans to donate, set some aside for his grandkids and then save the remainder.