A scratch off lottery player from Ottawa wins a big jackpot recently
A fortunate Ottawa County man wins a big jackpot worth of $500,000 after playing the Holiday Wishes instant-win game by the Michigan Lottery.
The winner Bought the winning lottery ticket at a Spring Lake gas station on Lloyds Bayou Drive, lottery officials say.
The fortunate 78 years old winner of the scratch off lottery ticket wants to remain anonymous.
“This Holiday Wishes ticket was the third scratch off ticket we’d ever bought,” the winner says. “We both have bad eyesight, so when my wife scratched it off, she thought we won $5. I looked it over and thought we won $500. My wife looked it over again, and that’s when she noticed it was really a $500,000 winner!”
The man told us that they will use his winnings to donate to charity, pay his bills and take a vacation to Paris
