Michigan man decided to try new lottery game, his $20 ticket won him $2 million

AMichiganmanplanstoretireearlyafterhewona$2millionlotteryprize. The66-year-oldplayerfromSt.JosephCountysaidhewonafterdecidingtobuya$2,000,000Luckyscratch-offticket,whichisanewerMichiganlotterygame. “Itypicallyonlyplay$5and$10tickets,but$2,000,000LuckywasoneofthenewergamesatthestoreIusuallygoto,soIgaveitatry,”saidtheplayer,whodecidedtostayanonymous.“GamefivewasthelastpartoftheticketIscratched,sowhenIrevealedthefirst‘$2MIL’symbol,Ithought:‘Wellthisticketisaloser,’becauseIneverthoughtI’dactuallywinthe$2milliontopprize.” Butafterhescratchedoffanother“$2MILsymbol”ontheticket,heheadedbackintothestoretogetitscanned. TheworkergavehimaslipthatsaidtofileaclaimattheMichiganLotteryoffice. “That’swhenIknewIjustwon$2million,”themansaid. HepurchasedthewinningticketatLightningQuickGasNGo#11at1560EastChicagoRoadinSturgis.Sturgisislocatedabout40milessoutheastofKalamazoo. Themandecidedtoclaimhisprizeasaone