MI Woman Plans On Buying A New Home After $1M Scratch-Off Win

KENT COUNTY, MI — A Kent County woman won a $1 million from a scratch-off ticket that she randomly picked after the store didn't have her typical game, according to Michigan Lottery officials.

The woman, who chose to remain anonymous, won the prize from the Wild Cherry game, according to lottery officials.

"The store didn’t have the game I wanted to buy, so I decided to try my luck on the Wild Cherry game," she said.

She said when she first scanned the ticket and got a message to file a claim, she thought she’d won $10,000.

"I gave the ticket back to the clerk and had her check it. She helped me scratch the rest of it off, and when she saw I had hit $1 million, she screamed: ‘She just won $1 million!'" she said.

She chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000, rather than annuity payments for the full amount, according to lottery officials.

With her winnings, she plans to buy a new home and then save the remainder, according to lottery officials.