'Shaking': Wayne County Man Wins Millions Playing MI Lottery

TAYLOR, MI — "Shaking." That's how a Wayne County man felt after seeing he won $4 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s EXTREME CA$H instant game.

The 59-year-old man, who chose to remain anonymous, stopped at a gas station on Telegraph Road in Taylor to use the winnings on a few lottery tickets to buy two EXTREME CA$H tickets. When he got to his car, he was in disbelief.

“I started scratching the tickets when I got in my car and couldn’t believe it when I saw I’d won $4 million. I started shaking and sat there staring at the ticket in disbelief for about 15 minutes," he told the Michigan Lottery.

“I drove to my wife’s work right away to surprise her. When she came out to my car and looked the ticket over, she couldn’t believe it either! She insisted we take it to a retailer to confirm it was real.”

The man recently claimed his prize at the Michigan Lottery's headquarters, opting to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $2.7 million.

With his winnings, he plans to take his family on a vacation somewhere warm and save the rest.

Players have won more than $9 million playing EXTREME CA$H, which launched in March. Tickets cost $30 and players can win prizes ranging from $50 up to $4 million.

More than $156 million in prizes remain, including two $4 million top prizes, 21 $10,000 prizes, and more than 1,000 $2,000 prizes.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at 10,500 retailers across the state. In 2021, Lottery players won more than $1.8 billion playing instant games.