MI Man Wins $1M Powerball Prize

MICHIGAN — A Cass County man sprang out of bed after hearing the store where he bought his Powerball ticket had sold a $1 million winner, according to lottery officials.

"I woke up the morning after the drawing, and checked the alerts on my phone," 65-year-old Robert Cusumano told lottery officials. "Right there on the screen, was an alert that a $1 million Powerball prize had been won on a ticket bought at Big T."

Cusumano said he jumped out of bed and went hunting for his lottery ticket.

"I looked it over slowly and there were all five numbers right in front of me," Cusumano said. "It was incredible!"

Cusumano's ticket matched the five white balls in the March 1 drawing to win the big prize: (02-23-36-44-49), according to lottery officials.

He bought his winning ticket at Big T, located at 155 Main Street in Lawton, which is roughly 20 miles southwest of Kalamazoo, according to lottery officials.

"I play pretty regularly and buy tickets wherever I happen to be," Cusumano said. "This is the most I have ever won, and I am going to use it to invest in my future."