Bay County man won Michigan Lottery’s Black Pearls game worth $500k

Try out new lottery games is always exciting as there is a hope of winning lottery prizes, the same happened with a Bay County man. 

The 69-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, won the prize playing Michigan Lottery’s The Black Pearls instant game worth $500,000.

The winning ticket was sold at the Marathon gas station located at 3790 Euclid Ave. in Bay City. The ticket distributor will get a bonus of $5,000 for selling the winning scratch-Off ticket. 

He told lottery officials that he and his wife love playing different lottery games and buy lottery tickets regularly. 

“We had purchased a few tickets and my wife scratched the Black Pearls game. When she was done, she handed me the ticket and asked me to confirm the winning amount. As soon as I saw the $500,000 prize, I started shouting with excitement! We both couldn’t believe it.”

He said he plans to help his family with his winnings and then save the remainder.

The Michigan Lottery offers numerous on-line and scratch-off games, giving players a wide variety of prize possibilities.