The winner bought the ticket for the first time and won $1 million Mega million lottery

The winner bought the ticket for the first time and won $1 million Mega million lottery, his first time buying a lottery made him $1 million. 

Mega Millions player who purchased two quick pick tickets at a Holiday gas station in Forest Lake decided not to reveal his identity and stay anonymous. 

They checked their numbers the next morning and realized they had "all but one number" to win $1 million, according to a news release.

The Holiday Stationstore that sold the winning ticket is on West Broadway Avenue in Forest Lake. It received a $5,000 bonus for selling the million dollar ticket.

"I thought, why not -- it's only a couple of bucks," said the anonymous Mega Millions player